Bryer v. Chase
Indiana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
THE assignee of a judgment for a certain sum of money filed a bill in chancery against the infant .heirs of the judgment-debtor. The bill alleged that the judgment-debtor died insolvent, leaving certain land on which the judgment was a lien, and prayed that the land might be sold for payment of the judgment. Held,
1. That in such suits, Courts of law and equity have concurrent jurisdiction. Martin v. Densford, 3 Blackf. 295.— Bryan v. Blythe, 4 id. 249.
2. That the defendants being infants, there could not be a final decree against them without proof.
3. That if there was no administrator of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Welborn v. JollyIndiana Supreme Court · 1837
- Martin v. DensfordIndiana Supreme Court · 1833
- Elderkin v. ShultzIndiana Supreme Court · 1830
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