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LYNCH v. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP.

No. 70-5058.

405 U.S. 538 (1972)

92 S.Ct. 1113

31 L.Ed.2d 424

LYNCH ET AL. v. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lesser argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was William H. Clendenen, Jr.

Richard G. Bell argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief for appellees Household Finance Corp. et al. were Charles A. Pulaski, Jr., and David W. Goldman. Robert K. Killian, Attorney General of Connecticut, and Raymond J. Cannon and Robert L. Hirtle, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for Barrett, Deputy Sheriff.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1968, the appellant, Mrs. Dorothy Lynch, a resident of New Haven, Connecticut, directed her employer to deposit $10 of her $69 weekly wage in a credit union savings account. In 1969, appellee Household Finance Corp. sued Mrs. Lynch for $525 in a state court, alleging nonpayment of a promissory note. Before she was served with process, the appellee corporation garnished her savings account under the provisions...

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