Matthews v. Dunbar

Brown, President.

Prior to 1861, Dunbar sold to Wilson certain slaves, who gave his bond for a balance of the price, with Matthews and Morrison as his securities. In 1865, Dunbar recovered judgment at law on the bond and upon *139the return of nulla bona filed Ms bill in 1866 to subject the lands of the debtors to the judgment lien. Matthews answered, and among other things set up the fact that the bond on which the judgment was founded was given for the price of slaves.

At a subsequent term Matthews tendered what he called an amended or supplemental, answer, which contained also a prayer that it…