The plaintiffs moved to exempt a $145,000 personal injury settlement from garnishment by a non-party judgment creditor.
The creditor argued the plaintiffs lacked clean hands due to past conduct in evading judgment.
The court found the plaintiffs' conduct did not amount to a lack of clean hands and held that damages for pain and suffering, along with associated pre-judgment interest and legal costs, are exempt from garnishment.
The motion was granted, and the full settlement amount was exempted.
