Legal Opinion

Coffee v. Neely

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 1871PublishedCited by 3 opinions

PROM OVERTON. In tbe Circuit Court. Judgment before TV". W. Good-pasture, J. The record does not show what Judge acted upon the demurrers. cited Sto. Confl. óf Laws, §§ 584, 586, 609, 609, a4; 8 Johns. R., 173; 2 Barb., 602; 5 Georgia, 274; 4 Mete., 333; Foster v. Taylor, 2 Tenn., 191. cited Foster v.. Taylor, 2 Tenn., 191.

1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.

Neely brought this action of debt against Coffee, in the Circuit Court of Overton county, upon a judgment for fifteen hundred dollars, recovered against defendant in the Circuit Court of Cumberland county, State of Kentucky, at "the October Term thereof, 1865, and here to the Court shown. The defendant pleaded mil tiel record; fraud in obtaining the judgment; no jurisdiction in the Circuit Court of Cumberland county of the subject matter of the suit; no jurisdiction in said Court of defendant’s person *306and set-off. Issue was taken upon the plea of nul tiel record, and special demurrers filed…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Talbott v. ToddCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1837
  2. Edmiston v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1825

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1934
  2. Kansas City, Ft. S. & M. R. v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  3. Tippett v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926

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