Legal Opinion

Bryer v. Chase

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 1847PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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

  1. Welborn v. JollyIndiana Supreme Court · 1837
  2. Martin v. DensfordIndiana Supreme Court · 1833
  3. Elderkin v. ShultzIndiana Supreme Court · 1830

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Litterer v. PageIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Dart v. McQuiltyIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Graves v. Skeels ex rel. PatrickIndiana Supreme Court · 1855

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