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2012-08-01 |
PERLAS-BERNABE, J. |
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| It is a settled rule that upon service of the writ of garnishment, the garnishee becomes a "virtual party" or "forced intervenor" to the case and the trial court thereby acquires jurisdiction to bind the garnishee to comply with its orders and processes. In Perla Compania de Seguros, Inc. v. Ramolete,[16] the Court ruled: In order that the trial court may validly acquire jurisdiction to bind the person of the garnishee, it is not necessary that summons be served upon him. The garnishee need not be impleaded as a party to the case. All that is necessary for the trial court lawfully to bind the person of the garnishee or any person who has in his possession credits belonging to the judgment debtor is service upon him of the writ of garnishment. | |||||