CHEWNING v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 7669.

119 F.2d 459 (1941)

CHEWNING v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided April 14, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius H. Doherty, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Vernon E. West, of Washington, D. C. (Elwood H. Seal and Chester H. Gray, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The question is whether, as the District Court held, the District of Columbia is exempt from garnishment proceedings for the collection of a private judgment.1 This is a question of statutory construction. The garnishment statute does not mention the District, but refers generally to "any garnishee."2 The prevailing rule exempts municipal corporations from garnishment unless a statute...

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