Russell v. Hamilton

Joe Hamilton sued appellant for $92.15 and to foreclose an alleged vendor’s lien on real estate. It was averred that the sum of money was the balance due and unpaid on the voluntary sale of plaintiff’s homestead. Appellant made defense, among other things, in the nature of estoppel, that a writ of garnishment was served upon him issuing out of the justice court on a judgment in favor of B. I. Lazarus against Joe Hamilton, and that, upon the service of the writ, appellant notified Hamilton and requested him to make answer setting up his exemption to the funds, and that Hamilton agreed to do…