Indiana & Illinois R. R. v. Williams

Complaint for an injunction. The appellee was the plaintiff below, and the appellants were the defendants. It is alleged that the railway company, on March 5th, 1860, recovered a judgment in the Hendricks Circuit Court against Williams for 187 dollars and 71 cents, which judgment was upon an obligation on which Williams was surety, for one Misha Hornady, who was the principal debtor to the company; that defendant, Jorden, being Hornady’s agent, and having in hands means of Hornady’s sufficient to pay the judgment for and in his Hornady’s behalf, become replevin bail for the stay of execution…