812.20 Action by defendant against garnishee stayed. Except upon the order of a judge no action shall be commenced by the defendant or the defendant's assignee against a garnishee upon any garnisheed claim or demand or to recover any property garnisheed, or execution be issued upon a judgment in favor of defendant against such garnishee, until the termination of the garnishment action; and if an action has been commenced or an execution issued it shall be stayed by the court or a judge thereof as to the garnishee upon the garnishee's application.
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 759 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 812.20; 1993 a. 213.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
812.01 - Commencement of garnishment.
812.02 - Garnishment before and after judgment.
812.04 - Garnishment actions; how commenced; summons.
812.05 - Garnishee complaint before and after judgment; several garnishees.
812.06 - Garnishee fees, costs.
812.07 - Service on garnishee and defendant.
812.13 - Payments by garnishee; releases.
812.14 - Answer conclusive if no reply by plaintiff; procedure following reply.
812.15 - Defendant or garnishee may defend both actions.
812.16 - Principal action tried first; judgment.
812.18 - Liability of garnishee.
812.19 - Nonliability as garnishee; judgment when rendered.
812.20 - Action by defendant against garnishee stayed.
812.21 - Release of garnishment; bond.
812.32 - Earnings garnishment generally.
812.35 - Commencement of action.
812.40 - Stipulated extension.
812.405 - Garnishment of earnings to satisfy an order for restitution.
812.42 - Garnishment of earnings of public officers and employees.
812.43 - Retaliation by garnishee for earnings garnishment forbidden.