Question

The customer whose account is affected by a Garnishee Order is referred to as a:

• A. Beneficiary account holder
• B. Judgment creditor
• C. Judgment debtor
• D. Primary account holder

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Judgment debtor

GARNISHEE ORDER 

• Garnishee order is an order issued by the court of law directing the banker, not to honour the cheque of a customer, or not to allow withdraw cash from his account, who happened to be a judgement debtor.

   

• Judgement Creditor: The person on whose request the Garnishee order is issued, he is called Judgement Creditor

• Judgement Debtor: The person whose money in the bank account against whom the order is obtained, he is called judgement debtor 

• Garnishee :The banker is called Garnishee