Morley v. Dickinson

Plaintiff filed this bill in equity, alleging that he was surety on a contract for other parties, and judgment was recovered against all the makers thereof, himself included; that execution issued on this judgment, and was levied on sufficient personal property of one of the principals ; that the Sheriff released the property on the giving by the principal of his promissory note ; the Sheriff returned the execution satisfied—stating these facts; and further, that defendants—plaintiffs *563in the execution—have sued out another execution, and are proceeding to levy it on the property of plaintiff…