Terhune v. Colton
Supreme Court of New Jersey
TMs cause was first argued before tbe Chancellor upon the pleadings and proofs. The opinion of the Chancellor upon the merits of the case will be found reported in 2 Stockton’s Ch. Rep. 21. Upon the coming in of the master’s report, Terhune, who was the complainant below, filed exceptions to the master’s report, which were overruled by the Chancellor, and a final decree rendered, from which the complainant appealed.
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TMs cause was first argued before tbe Chancellor upon the pleadings and proofs. The opinion of the Chancellor upon the merits of the case will be found reported in 2 Stockton’s Ch. Rep. 21. Upon the coming in of the master’s report, Terhune, who was the complainant below, filed exceptions to the master’s report, which were overruled by the Chancellor, and a final decree rendered, from which the complainant appealed. The opinion of the Chancellor, containing his reasons for his final decree, will be found reported ante 232.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Elmer, J.
The appellant, who was the complainant in the Court of Chancery, seeks to get rid of a decree of that court, made February 11th, 1887, in a cause therein pending, wherein Caleb Johnson and Enoch Johnson were complainants, and John C. Schenck, Colton and wife, and others, were defendants, and of the execution issued thereon, whereby the late sheriff of the county of Middle-sex was commanded to make sale of certain premises, now owned by the said appellant, to satisfy — first to Col-ton and wife the sum of §1724.38, and to William Schenck the…
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