Rodney v. Drane

Hatcher, Judge:

This proceeding presents the single question: is a judgment void when obtained in an action after its further prosecution has been enjoined, and a receiver appointed for the defendant.

Grove Feed and Storage Company (so styled) recovered a judgment before a justice of the peace for $213.65 against R. N. Johnson Lumber Company. The Lumber Company, not defending at the trial, appealed to the circuit court with James S. Rodney, its president, as surety. Shortly afterwards, Rodney and its other stockholders brought a suit in chancery against it, “Grove Feed and Storage Company, a…