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§ 26-2-202. Property, Debts and Effects Liable to Satisfy Judgment

All property, debts and effects of the defendant in the possession or under the control of the garnishee shall be liable to satisfy the plaintiff’s judgment, from the service of the notice, or from the time they came into the plaintiff’s hands, if acquired subsequent to the service of notice, and before judgment.

§ 26-2-203. Summons of Garnishee

The officer may summon, in writing, any person as garnishee, to appear at the court from which the execution is issued, or before any other court to whom the execution is returnable, as the case may be and answer the garnishment, at a time set by the clerk of the court not less than ten […]

§ 26-2-204. Examination of Garnishee — Answer

The garnishee may be required to answer under oath: Whether such garnishee is, or was at the time of the garnishment, indebted to the defendant; if so, how and to what amount; Whether such garnishee had in possession or under such garnishee’s control any property, debts, or effects belonging to the defendant, at the time […]

§ 26-2-206. Execution Awarded for Property in Garnishee’s Hands

If, upon the answer and the examination of the garnishee, it appears that the garnishee has property, debts, or effects in the garnishee’s hands or under the garnishee’s control, liable for the plaintiff’s debt, judgment may be entered, and execution awarded for the property, money, or effects, as the case may be, or so much […]