Dickerson v. Nelson

Dickerson filed his bill in chancery to enjoin Nelson from levying an execution on certain real estate.

It appears that Nelson had recovered a judgment at law against one Castleman. At the time of the recovery, Castleman was the owner of certain lands held by canal-certificates, on which there was still part due at the land-office, so that certificates of final payment had not issued. After the recovery at law, and before execution issued, and also before final payment, Castleman sold the land to Dickerson, the complainant, and assigned the canal-land certificates accordingly. Dickerson paid…