UNITED STATES v. WAKEFIELD

No. 18009.

572 S.W.2d 569 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America and Ellison Stanley LeMaster, Appellants, v. Yvonne Jane LeMaster WAKEFIELD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U. S. Dept. of Justice, Richard Vance, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, for United States of America.

Barbara C. Crampton and Holly Crampton, Wichita Falls, for Ellison Stanley LeMaster.

Law Offices of Troy Douthitt and William H. Harris, Wichita Falls, for appellee.


OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is a garnishment case. An ex-wife sued the United States to garnish her exhusband's military retirement benefits to enforce a judgment and award of the retirement pay and child support.

We reverse and dismiss in part, and affirm as modified in part.

To fully understand the points of error and rulings thereon, it is necessary to analyze the facts and judgment of the trial court in detail. When Yvonne LeMaster...

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