Rippen v. Schœn

Citations

• 92 Ill. 229

Syllabus

<p>1. Garnishment—answer denying indebtedness must be disproved. Where the answer of a garnishee denies all indebtedness at the date of the service on him, the party garnisheeing must disprove the answer before he can recover. The burden of disproving it rests on him.</p> <p>2. Married woman—note given Tier for her separate property not subject to her husband’s debts. The amount of a promissory note given to a married woman, on the sale of a house which belonged to her before her marriage, is not liable to garnishment by a creditor of her husband. The proceeds of the sale of her separate property can not be subjected to the payment of the husband’s debts.</p>