Wales v. Lawrence

Van Fleet, V. C.

The question mainly contested in this cause is, whether, upon the admitted facts, the complainants have any standing in equity. They are judgment creditors. The complainant Wales recovered a judgment at law against the. defendant Lawrence and thirteen other persons, on the 17th of May, 1877, for over $30,000. His judgment is founded on a joint and several bond made by all the defendants. The corporate complainants, The Farmers Bank of Harrisburg, have also recovered a judgment at law against Lawrence and seven other persons, Their judgment is founded on a promissory note made…