[DOWNLOAD] "Nationwide Resources Corp. V. Massabni" by Arizona Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Nationwide Resources Corp. V. Massabni
- Author : Arizona Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 28, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
Description
This is a garnishment action arising out of a case which we previously decided, Nationwide Resources Corporation v. Massabni et al., 134 Ariz. 557, 658 P.2d 210 (1982) in which we, inter alia, awarded Nationwide court costs of $1,312.30 and attorney's fees of $33,349.29. The trial court, in accordance with the mandate, entered a judgment against the Massabnis and Pierre Zouheil, who was the other defendant in the case, in favor of Nationwide for the foregoing sums. Nationwide then served a writ of garnishment on Jerry Janke and Grace Janke, who answered that they were indebted to Pierre Zouheil and his wife, Linda, in the principal amount of $107,400.57, evidenced by a promissory note payable to the Zouheils as husband and wife. It was the Zouheils' position in the trial court that the debt owed to them by the Jankes was community property and not subject to garnishment because Nationwide's judgment was against Pierre Zouheil only. Nationwide contended that the money owed by the Jankes was not a community asset, but the sole and separate property of Pierre Zouheil and therefore subject to Nationwide's judgment. The trial court, after a trial on the issue, found that the debt was the separate property of Pierre Zouheil and awarded judgment to Nationwide in the sum of $34,661.59. No judgment was entered against Linda Zouheil.