Burnett v. Vandiver

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was a bill filed by the complainant against the defendant praying for a discovery, account and relief, etc. The defendant demurred to the complainant’s bill for want of equity. The court sustained the demurrer and dismissed the bill, whereupon the complainant excepted.

The grounds of the complainant’s equity alleged in his bill, are, substantially, that he was the owner of a portable steam engine with all necessary apparatus for running the same, together with one planing and sash machine, rip-saw, etc., of the value of $2,000 00; that said property was levied on to…