First Impression

Garnishment

Referring to a legal issue which has never been decided by an appeals court and, therefore, there is no precedent for the court to follow. to reach a decision the court must use its own logic, analogies from prior rulings by appeals courts and refer to commentaries and articles by legal scholars. in such cases the trial judge usually asks for legal briefs by attorneys for both sides to assist him/her.

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