Depot v. Pearson

Citations

• 99 Wash. 362

Syllabus

<p>Garnishment — Liability of Garnishee — Offsets—Payment of Liens After Writ. A contractor, indebted to, and garnished upon the debt of, a subcontractor, at the time the writ of garnishment was served, may show an offset against the subcontractor in that, when the writ was served, there were liens against the building which the subcontractor was required to discharge, and that, after the writ was served, the contractor was compelled to pay the liens out of the moneys credited on its boohs to the subcontractor.</p> <p>Same—Offset—Evidence—Burden of Proof. In such case, in discharging the liens, the garnishee took upon itself the burden of showing that the liens were bona fide debts created by the subcontractor and that it was necessary to pay them in order to discharge the liens.</p>