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ALLISON-BRISTOW v. CIV. RIGHTS COM'N

No. 89-1601.

461 N.W.2d 456 (1990)

ALLISON-BRISTOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, Respondent, and Bernard W. Rowland, Intervenor-Appellant, and concerning, Willow Tree Investments Inc., Garnishor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed H. Reitz and James D. Lohman of Reimer, Lohman & Reitz, Denison, for intervenor-appellant.

William A. Eddy and Paul A. Zoss of Adams, Howe & Zoss, P.C., Des Moines, for garnishor-appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this appeal the issue is whether back pay and interest awarded to an employee in a civil rights action qualifies as personal earnings which are exempt from garnishment by a judgment creditor under Iowa Code section 642.21 (1989).1 The district court held that back pay and interest on the award were not exempt under section 642.21 and could be garnished by a judgment creditor. We hold that the exemption applies to the...

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