Source or prior law:

G.S. 1868, ch. 80, §§ 502, 503; L. 1889, ch. 151, §§ 5, 6; L. 1909, ch. 182, §§ 233, 234, 544, 545; R.S. 1923, 60-945, 60-946, 60-34,107, 60-34,108.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

Prior law cases, see G.S. 1949, 60-945, 60-946, 60-34,107, 60-34,108 and the 1961 Supp. thereto.

1. In garnishment proceedings in federal court, Rule 69 (a), makes federal method of service controlling rather than Kansas code. Rumsey v. George E. Failing Company, 333 F.2d 960, 961, 962.

2. "Appearance" under K.S.A. 60-255(a) is not limited to filing an answer, taking of judgment hereunder considered. Jones v. Main, 196 K. 91, 92, 95, 410 P.2d 303.

3. Attorney for corporate garnishee not precluded from signing and verifying garnishee's answer. Ten Eyck v. Harp, 197 K. 529, 534, 419 P.2d 922.

4. In statutory remedy of garnishment, issues of fact are triable to court; jury trial may not be demanded as a matter of right. Bollinger v. Nuss, 202 K. 326, 342, 449 P.2d 502.

5. Answer filed out of time due to excusable neglect proper; default judgment against garnishee refused. Boyce v. Boyce, 206 K. 53, 57, 476 P.2d 625.

6. Garnishment order not legally served on garnishee; garnishee's business office is not his "usual place of residence" or "usual place of abode." Thompson-Kilgariff General Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Haskell, 206 K. 465, 466, 479 P.2d 900.

7. Cited; procedure of garnishment provides a remedy to a judgment creditor against the insurance carrier of his judgment debtor; motion to dismiss properly treated as motion for summary judgment. Gilley v. Farmer, 207 K. 536, 539, 485 P.2d 1284.

8. Cited; granting of motion for involuntary dismissal in garnishment proceeding upheld. Burks v. Whalen, 208 K. 222, 223, 491 P.2d 940.

9. Failure to follow statute not determinative in case. Washburn v. Andrew, 209 K. 436, 438, 440, 496 P.2d 1376.

10. Garnishee making appearance must be provided an opportunity to answer and present defenses before judgment is entered against him. McCreery v. McCreery, 210 K. 99, 101, 104, 499 P.2d 1118.

11. In absence of fraud debt not garnishable for personal services contract where advance payment made. Harpster v. Reynolds, 215 K. 327, 331, 332, 524 P.2d 212.

12. Applied; order initiated under 23-496 held final decision under 60-2102(a)(4); wage garnishment for past due child support. Brown v. Tubbs, 2 K.A.2d 522, 523, 582 P.2d 1165.

13. Judgment granted pursuant to section; service of process sufficient. McCall v. Lewis, 3 K.A.2d 22, 23, 592 P.2d 469.

14. Statute does not apply to burden of proof when affirmative insurance policy defense pled. Watson v. Jones, 227 K. 862, 865, 866, 867, 868, 610 P.2d 619.

15. Intervenor in post-garnishment proceeding is not bound by time limit of subsection (c) but must intervene in timely manner. Dailey v. Walden, 7 K.A.2d 712, 714, 715, 716, 648 P.2d 258 (1982).

16. Where garnishee files an answer denying liability, and the 20-day period for contesting the garnishee's answer has passed, the plaintiff is precluded from testing the sufficiency of the answer. Kansas Sand & Concrete, Inc. v. Lewis, 8 K.A.2d 91, 96, 97, 650 P.2d 718 (1982).

17. Misleading answer form in garnishment statute is not unconstitutionally vague. Capital Services, Inc. v. Dahlinger Pontiac-Cadillac, Inc., 232 K. 419, 420, 421, 422, 657 P.2d 36 (1983).

18. Parent with duty to support not entitled to notice, prior to garnishment, of assignment of support payments to S.R.S. Whisler v. Whisler, 9 K.A.2d 624, 627, 628, 684 P.2d 1025 (1984).

19. Ten-day requirement herein not applicable to claim of exemption from garnishment. Bartlett Cooperative Ass'n v. Patton, 239 K. 628, 630, 722 P.2d 551 (1986).

20. Cited; court's orders determining rights and liabilities of all parties to create appealable judgment examined. Citizens State Bank of Grainfield v. Kaiser, 12 K.A.2d 530, 539, 750 P.2d 422 (1988).

21. Garnishment proper procedure for determining garnishee insurer's indebtedness for negligence or bad faith in defending or settling claim against insured. Bergeson v. Dilworth, 749 F.Supp. 1555, 1558 (1990).

22. Notice of postjudgment garnishment not required to be served on judgment debtor; notice of garnishee's answer required. DeKalb Swine Breeders, Inc. v. Woolwine Supply Co., 248 K. 673, 677, 809 P.2d 1223 (1991).

23. Fact that garnishee filed answer one day out of time set in garnishment order not significant. McCoy v. Lafaut, 813 F.Supp. 1508, 1509, 1512 (1993).

24. Social security administration liable for disability payments inadvertently paid, not full judgment, after ignoring garnishment order. De Tienne v. De Tienne, 815 F.Supp. 394, 397 (1993).

25. Whether section requires answer to garnishment order discloses existence of third party's claim or other basis of liability examined. E & M Ready-Mix & Pre-Cast, Inc. v. Sanders, 20 K.A.2d 533, 538, 889 P.2d 808 (1995).

26. Allegations of garnishee's insurer are deemed confessed if no reply is filed within 10 days. Volyes v. Garcia, 28 K.A.2d 462, 17 P.3d 947 (2001).