...custodia legis.
It is, of course, well settled that deposits in court, like any other property in custodia legis, are not, as a matter of course, subject to attachment, garnishment, levy of execution, lien of creditors' bill or other process, whether issuing out of another court or the very court in which the same are deposited. The purpose of this rule is...third party action after the purpose of the deposit has been accomplished. The reasoning of such authority, however, in the light of the purpose of the in custodia legis rule, is in no...property constitutes custodia legis, he cannot be subjected to garnishment process in respect of such property. Nevertheless, it was held that under the circumstances it was within the discretion of the trial court to permit garnishment of the bonds in the hands of the clerk:
"The reason for the rule is...