Rule 90.13.Execution Against Garnishee.
Part III · Rule 90: Garnishments and Sequestration · Last amended January 1, 1999 · Last verified July 22, 2026
Full Text of Rule 90.13
Amendment History
Adopted May 15, 1998, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 90.13 is short but ties Rule 90’s garnishment procedure to the rest of Missouri’s judgment-enforcement rules. Once a court enters judgment against a garnishee — whether because the garnishee defaulted on interrogatory answers, lost on the merits after exceptions were tried, or otherwise ended up personally liable under Rule 90.10 — that judgment is not a special or limited category of judgment. The garnishor collects on it the same way any judgment creditor collects on any other general judgment: through ordinary execution.
That link matters because it means a garnishor does not need a separate set of enforcement tools designed just for garnishee judgments. If the garnishee still does not pay after judgment, the garnishor can move straight to execution against the garnishee’s own property, following the same process used to collect any civil money judgment in Missouri.
In practice, Rule 90.13 closes the loop the earlier Rule 90 provisions open: Rules 90.07 through 90.10 build the case for holding a garnishee liable, and Rule 90.13 confirms that once that liability becomes a judgment, it is enforced no differently than any other judgment a creditor might hold.
Frequently Asked Questions
What execution process applies to a judgment against a garnishee?
The same execution process available on any general judgment — the garnishment context does not create a separate or limited enforcement procedure.
Does the garnishor need a new proceeding to enforce a judgment against the garnishee?
No. Rule 90.13 treats the judgment as an ordinary judgment for enforcement purposes, so standard execution procedure applies.
Why would a judgment be entered against a garnishee in the first place?
Earlier Rule 90 provisions allow judgment against a garnishee for reasons such as failing to comply with an order to answer interrogatories, losing a contested exceptions trial, or failing to deliver property as a court has ordered.
Does Rule 90.13 set its own deadlines or procedures?
No. It directs that execution on a garnishee judgment follows whatever process the law allows for a general judgment.
How does Rule 90.13 relate to the rest of Rule 90?
It is the enforcement backstop: once the earlier garnishment provisions produce a judgment against the garnishee, Rule 90.13 confirms that ordinary execution law takes over from there.