{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-551","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-551","heading":"Defending against the attachment; trial of issues.","body":"A garnishee or stranger to the action who may make claim to the property attached may file an answer defending against the attachment. The answer may be considered as raising an issue without any reply, and any issue of fact thereby made may be tried with a jury if any party so desires.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.","Subchapter II. Attachment and Garnishment After Judgment in Aid of Execution."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-551","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9f9c6b7782d6f40c7445dba6a43d11689d7df265ada3bf8c3fa68fa4188b8efd","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-550","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}