Jeffery v. Fitch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity to set aside a judgment at law and for other relief; brought to the Superior Court in New London County. The respondent demurred to the hill, and the questions arising on the demurrer were reserved for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
This is a hill in equity to set asido a judgment at law, and open the case to allow the petitioner to make defense to it, and for an injunction against the sale of certain real estate obtained by the respondent by means of the levy of an execution upon it issued upon the judgment, and for a reconveyance of the property to the petitioner.
The petition, which was brought in April, 1878, alleges that the respondent recovered the judgment in question against the petitioner seventeen years before—in January, 1861, in the Superior Court in New London County; that the petitioner had no notice or…
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