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Ala. Code § 6-6-461

Effect of Judgment for Plaintiff as Between Garnishee and Defendant.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vermandel v. Gray (1985)

Most recently applied in Vermandel v. Gray (September 1985)

(Code 1852, §2563; Code 1867, §2991; Code 1876, §3316; Code 1886, §2993; Code 1896, §2185; Code 1907, §4314; Code 1923, §8065; Code 1940, T. 7, §1009.)

The judgment condemning the debt, demand, money, or effects to the satisfaction of the plaintiff’s demand is conclusive as between the garnishee and the defendant to the extent of such judgment, unless the defendant prosecutes to effect an appeal from such judgment, which he may do in his own name; and, if such judgment is stayed by bond and the garnishee is notified of the fact, he is not permitted to discharge such judgment pending the appeal.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.