Opinion ID: 2338745
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Wages v. Box Office Receipts

Text: At the time of the attachment, the Kennedy Center had control of $13,202.13 owed to West Productions at the close of the engagement pursuant to the production contract with the Kennedy Center. Corto argues that the trial court erred when it considered and decided that this amount did not constitute wages not subject to attachment. Corto contends that Judge Goodrich had previously found that the amount was her share of the box office receipts and constituted wages which cannot be attached under D.C.Code § 16-572. There is no basis in the record for Corto's assertion that the box office receipts were determined to be wages prior to trial. [14] Judge Kollar-Kotelly found after trial that the box office receipts did not fall within the statutory definition of wages because they did not constitute compensation for personal services. D.C.Code § 16-571(1). This finding is supported by the record; there is no evidence in the record that there was an employment contract between Corto and the Kennedy Center or that, under the production contract, any wages were to be paid to Corto.