Johnson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · Parker, Peebles & Knox v. El Saieh · Ransom v. Bidwell · 186 Cal. App. 2d 97 - Brunskill v. Stutman · 122 Cal. App. 132 - Van Orden v. Anderson
Most-quoted passages
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“Garnishment is allowed on an unliqui-dated claim where there is a certainty as to liability but a contingency as to amount. Where an obligation to pay exists, even though the amount of that obligation is undetermined, garnishment will lie where the amount is capable of definite ascertainment by the contract, or by the facts then known, or by testimony to be taken.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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