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The Seattle Star
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Mrs. Othilia G. C. Beals addressed Cooks' and Boilermakers' unions on the need for a small claims court for disputes up to $10 without lawyers or costs, criticized high litigation fees, and called for stronger protections against wage garnishment in her bid for re-election as justice.
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Need of a court of small claims, involving amounts of $10 or less, at which no lawyer would appear and no costs be allowed for litigation, because the presiding justice would examine all witnesses, was explained to members of the Cooks' and Boilermakers' unions by Mrs. Othilia G. C. Beals Friday night. She is a candidate for re-election as justice.
"As it is now we must often give a judgment for a little more than $5, and the victim must pay as high as $9.50 in costs," she said.
Mrs. Beals believes $10 exemption for working men whose wages are garnished, is not sufficient and that the legislature should abolish the right to garnishee until after a debt has been proved.
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Mrs. Othilia G. C. Beals, a candidate for re-election as justice, explained to members of the Cooks' and Boilermakers' unions the need for a court of small claims involving amounts of $10 or less, at which no lawyer would appear and no costs be allowed for litigation, because the presiding justice would examine all witnesses. She stated that currently judgments for a little more than $5 often require the victim to pay as high as $9.50 in costs. Mrs. Beals believes the $10 exemption for working men whose wages are garnished is not sufficient and that the legislature should abolish the right to garnishee until after a debt has been proved.