District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-528: Judgment protects garnishee.

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Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.
Subchapter I. Attachment and Garnishment Generally.

A judgment of condemnation against a garnishee, and execution thereon, or payment by the garnishee in obedience to the judgment or an order of the court, is a sufficient defense to any action brought against him by the defendant in the action in which the attachment is issued, for or concerning the property or credits so condemned.

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