Hamon v. Foust
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SCOTT. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Scott County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by writ of certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. —Hugh G. Kyle, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
Foust, having a judgment against Hamon, caused it to he levied upon certain property described in the bill. Thereupon Hamon filed his bill to enjoin the sale of the property, alleging as ground for the injunction that the judgment had been discharged in bankruptcy. He filed as an exhibit to the bill a paper purporting to be a copy of the discharge, but this was certified only by the clerk. Objection was made on the ground that the discharge was not properly authenticated under our statute, and it could not be used as evidence. The chancellor sustained this view, and denied the complainant…
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