Baker v. Jackson

Brannon, Judge:

Stark L. Baker filed a bill in the circuit court of Randolph county against William Jackson to enforce a judgment lien against land of Jackson. The judgment was rendered by a justice in favor of William Reams against said Jackson and H. M. Robinson. Robinson was surety for Jackson in the note on which the judgment was rendered, and Robinson paid the judgment, and Reams assigned it to Robinson by written assignment. Without this assignment equity would keep the judgment alive and virtually assign it to Robinson by subrogating him to its lien. Jackson filed an answer pleading…