Evening star., 1957-04-15


who have workers buying from e
A case in Municipal Court la
bank account can be tied up with
to help the credit stores collect +
The original $3.50 debt incur
T. Dudley at the Hollywood
Credit Clothing store has
stretched into a three-year court
case.
Two employers. at least three
lawyers and five judges have
wrestled with the case, The law
yers have appeared in court 19'
times.
When he got into this debt,
Dudley worked for Southern
Dairy at rs cents an hour. He
left his job at the dairy in Sep
tember, 1854. He worked at the
Fort Stevens Pharmacy in the
6l00 block of Georgia avenue
NV. in April and May Of 1855
at $45 a week.
Dairy Withheld SIP
Both the dairy and the drug
store were required by court ac-
ton to withhold money from
Dudley's pay to take care of his
debt with the Hollywood store
in the 700 block of Seventh street
NV.
The dairy withheld SIP which
was credited on Dudley's debt.
But there remained about $50
to pay on the principal and
interest Of the debt.
The drugstore, the second en-
ployer-garnishee. in response to
a writ of attachment on Dudley'sl
pay. said Dudley owed the drug
store $50. He left his drugstore
job in 1855 still owing his en-
ployer $50.
Since Hollywood did not getI
from the drugstore the remainingl
$86 of Dudley's debt. the credit
store got a court order, a writ of
attachment. to set aside the S86I
from the drugstore's account inl
the National Bank Of WASH
ington.
Bank Sets Aside $50
The bank set aside the $S6
from the drugstore's account
according to the authority on
file" the garnishment. While
this legal action was going on,
interest on the debt continued
to raise Dudley's total remaining
debt.
Municipal Court Judge Milton
s. Kronheim. jr.. last week
granted a motion by the drug
store to set aside the judgment
of recovery and to quash Holly
woods court attachment of the
bank account.
The judge said he granted the
drugstore's motion-which he
overruled once before - because
he had sworn testimony that
the drugstore answered a court |
paper although the court had no
record Of the answer. Hollywood
got the garnishment judgment
on the bank funds on the basis
Of the drugStore's failure to an
swer the court paper.
Garnishments Issued
Here is a record Of legal ac-
ton in the case.
Hollywood's complaint was
filed January 90. 1854. six weeks
after Dudley went into $160 of |
debt. Garnishment orders were |
issued in April, 1855, to South
ern Dairy.
Judgment against the Fort |
Stevens drugstore was made in |
June, 1855. after Judge Kron-
helm granted Hollywood's mo-
ton for judgment of recovery.
Garnishment on the National
Bank of Washington for funds |
of the drugstore was filed in |
January, 1856.
Judge Kronheim, on June I.
1856. overruled a motion by the |
drugstore to quash the bank at
tachment and to set aside the !
judgment. The drugstore took |
the case to the Municipal Court |
of Appeals which reversed Judge |
Kronheim's decision in favor of |
Hollywood. The case came back |
to Judge Kronheim last Wednes-
day for rehearing. At that time
he decided in favor of the drug
store.
IS Garnishments in Case
In the court record of this
case of Hollywood VS.. Dudley,
there are 10 "writs Of attach
ment on a Judgment" or gar
nishments. Most Of these court
ordered, bill-collecting garnish-
ments are on Southern Dairy
and the Fort Stevens drugstore
but one is on the National Bank
of Washington.
Court appearances were made
10 times by lawyers for one or
more parties in the case. In
addition TO Judge Kronheim,
Judge George Nelson, Judge
Mary Barlow and Judge Frank
Myers in Municipal Court were
involved in the case as were
judges Of the Municipal Court
of Appeals.
$500 Garnishments a Month
Nearly $500 garnishments are
V1nuy Glad atto,.xy