Notice to defendant.

When the defendant resides within the state and the garnishment is issued on a judgment or in a pending action in which an appearance has not been entered for the defendant, the officer issuing the garnishment must issue notice thereof to the defendant, which notice must be served on him at least five days before judgment against the garnishee.

(Code 1896, §2176; Code 1907, §4305; Code 1923, §8056; Code 1940, T. 7, §1000.)