Legal Opinion

Wiswell v. Munroe

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 15, 1842PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court at Mobile. This was a petition filed in the Chancery Court by the ap-pellee, against the appellants.

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Appeal from the Chancery Court at Mobile. This was a petition filed in the Chancery Court by the ap-pellee, against the appellants. The record discloses the following facts: At the February Term, 183S, of the County Court of Mobile, Denys Casey & Co. recovered a judgment against Charles Cul-lum for $4,702 44. Cullum. prosecuted a writ of error to the Supreme Court upon this judgment, giving Wiswell as his surety, which was affirmed with damages at.the January Term, 1839, and an execution issued against Cullum and Wiswell on that judgment. Cullum then filed his bill in Chancery', setting forth…

1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.

The facts of this case are, briefly, that Denys Casey & Co. recovered a judgment in the County Court of Mobile, against Charles Cullum; from which the lat*14ter prosecuted a writ of error to the Supreme Court, with the appellant Wiswell as his surety, where the judgment- was affirmed. Cullum then filed his bill in Chancery, praying an injunction of the judgmeut at law, which was granted, and he thereupon gave bond, with the appellee Munroe as his surety The bill was dismissed — the injunction dissolved, and the injunction bond directed to have the force and effect of a judgment, and that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Eisenbach v. HatfieldWashington Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Boren v. ChisholmSupreme Court of Alabama · 1842

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Munroe v. PritchettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
  2. Walker v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
  3. Thomason v. GraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
  4. Werborn v. PinneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  5. Halsey v. MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1895

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