{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-528","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-528","heading":"Judgment protects garnishee.","body":"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.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.","Subchapter I. Attachment and Garnishment Generally."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-528","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0d27b9c9b7d27a3a22607ed89de60c9e6da0528b13bc4db0fe22f9746d912ab5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-527","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-529"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}