Pettus v. Elgin

Court.

This was a bill in chancery for an injunction, which stated that Eckhart recovered a judgment against Elgin in the Circuit Court of St. Charles county. After the recovery of the judgment Elgin obtained a certificate of discharge in bankruptcy. Afterwards, on this judgment, Eckhart sued out execution against Elgin, directed to the sheriff of St. Louis county. Under this execution, the property of Elgin was levied on, whereupon he filed in the St. Louis Circuit Court this bill of injunction. The injunction was granted. Eckhart dying, the suit was revived in the name of Wm. G. Pettus, his…