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MAY DEPT. STORES CO. v. SMITH

Nos. 77-1848, 77-1849.

572 F.2d 1275 (1978)

The MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY, Appellant, v. James Edward SMITH, Appellee, Veterans Administration, Garnishee. The MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mable M. WALTON, Appellee, Veterans Administration, Garnishee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1978.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Lee Gerdelman and Charles Clayton, Clayton & Karfield, St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellant.

Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., and Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Leonard Schaitman and John F. Cordes, Attys., Appellate Section, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., filed brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

These consolidated appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri1 present the narrow question whether the Veterans Administration is immune to garnishment procedures to effect judgments in state courts.

James Edward Smith and Mable M. Walton, both employees of the Veterans Administration, made several purchases on credit from the Famous-Barr Department Store, a division of appellant...

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