Johnson v. Johnson

Appellee filed her bill in the chancery court for divorce, alimony, and custody of children. The sworn bill alleged that the wife owned no property of her own and that the husband had none except some live stock of no considerable value, and that the husband had declared his purpose to sell this, pocket the proceeds and forthwith depart from the state. A writ of ne exeat was prayed, and the writ was ordered by the chancellor. The ne exeat bond was given by the defendant with appellants as sureties, the conditions of the bond being in accord with the order and reciting as follows: ‘ ‘ The…