If any plaintiff in attachment shall cause any person to be summoned as garnishee, and shall fail to recover judgment against such garnishee, all the costs attending such garnishment shall be adjudged against such plaintiff, and the court shall render judgment in favor of such garnishee, against the plaintiff, for a sum sufficient to indemnify him or her for his or her bona fide time and expenses including actual employee costs, and reasonable attorney's fees, in preparing, attending and answering and defending in subsequent proceedings as garnishee.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 525.240
Costs adjudged against plaintiff, when — allowance to garnishee
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lancaster v. American & Foreign Insurance (2001)
Most recently applied in 583 F. Supp. 2d 1031 - Monroe v. ROEDDER (October 2008)
Effective: 28 Aug 2000; (RSMo 1939 § 1583, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1419; 1919 § 1869; 1909 § 2436
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.