BRAUNGER v. KARRER

No. 95-1626.

563 N.W.2d 1 (1997)

Paul A. BRAUNGER d/b/a P.A. Braunger Food Service, Appellee, v. Donald KARRER d/b/a Guido's and Normandy Hunt Club, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. Molstad of the Molstad Law Firm, Sioux City, for appellant.

James W. Redmond of Heidman, Redmond, Fredregill, Patterson, Schatz, & Plaza, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

In this garnishment proceeding, we must decide whether proceeds from the sale of a homestead are entirely exempt notwithstanding a limitation under Iowa law that would make only a portion of the proceeds exempt. Our resolution of the issue depends on whether a bankruptcy ruling in a prior proceeding in which the garnishing creditor was a party was binding in the Iowa garnishment proceeding. We hold the ruling was binding. In doing so, we...

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