Crawford v. Carroll

The defendant in error, one Carroll, is the head of a family, and lives in Knox County. He owned but two horses, one of which was negligently killed by the railroad. He instituted suit and recovered a judgment against the road for the value of this horse; and this judgment a garnishing creditor sought, by proper process, to subject *662to the satisfaction of his debt. This claim was resisted by the owner of the judgment, on the ground that it stood in the room and stead of the horse so killed, and, as the latter was exempt property, the judgment was equally protected . by § 2931 of the (M. & V.)…