Tilden v. Maslin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Bill of injunction in the circuit court of Hardy county, filed in May, 1860. The object of the bill was to enjoin the collection of a judgment obtained in 1859, by William Seymour and others against Robert J. Tilden, sheriff of that county, and his sureties.
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Bill of injunction in the circuit court of Hardy county, filed in May, 1860. The object of the bill was to enjoin the collection of a judgment obtained in 1859, by William Seymour and others against Robert J. Tilden, sheriff of that county, and his sureties. Tilden, in his bill, alleged that he had an execution in his hands, against certain parties, in favor of Seymour and others, and also certain executions in favor of other parties against Seymour; that he had paid off one execution against Seymour, which was to be allowed as a credit on the execution in his favor in the sheriff’s hands;…
1Opinion of the Court
BericsiiiRe, P.
The first and main objection urged against ■the decree appealed from, was that the court improperly sustained the-demurrers to the original and amended bill of the appellants.
It was maintained on their behalf, that each of the bills showed sufficient matter on its face for the jurisdiction of the court in the premises, and numerous authorities were cited in support of the position.
It appears, however, from the record, that the case was hoard without objection on its merits; and as all the material allegations of the bills which constitute the grounds for the injunction awarded…
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