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TOWER CREDIT, INC. v. CARPENTER

No. 2000 CA 1561.

809 So.2d 334 (2001)

TOWER CREDIT, INC. v. Tonya CARPENTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied February 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Bankston, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Tower Credit, Inc.

Ricky L. Babin, Stephen P. Sheets, Larry A. Babin, Jr., Melissa L. Boudreaux, Gonzales, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Kim Caviness d/b/a Cinnamins.

Before: FOGG, GUIDRY, and SHORTESS, JJ.

GUIDRY, Judge.

Judgment creditor in a garnishment proceeding appeals the judgment of the trial court finding debtor to be an independent contractor and thereby holding garnishee not liable for payment of the debt owed. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Tonya Carpenter,2 the debtor in this matter, defaulted on an obligation owed to Tower Credit, Inc. ("Tower"). On July 21, 1999, a judgment...

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