Legal Opinion

Fitzhugh v. McKinney

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Texas

Decided May 26, 1890PublishedCited by 1 opinion

In Equity. Bill for injunction.

1Opinion of the CourtMcCormick, J.

On the 14th day of June, 1889, the respondent, Charles W. McKinney, recovered a judgment at law in this court against the complainant, for the sum of $4,050, besides costs, in an action originally instituted on the 4th day of November, 1887. It does not so appear in the bill and answer, but it was admitted on the hearing that this recovery was for damages for wrongfully suing out and executing certain writs of sequestration in a litigation between the same parties in the state courts for Lamar county, which litigation in Lamar county resulted in the two judgments in favor of complainant sot…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Duncan v. MagetteTexas Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Hanchett v. GrayTexas Supreme Court · 1852
  3. Merrill v. SoutherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1838

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stafford v. PalidoreDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1928

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