French v. Meyer Kiser

Appellees sued upon a series of notes executed by appellant and a mortgage upon an automobile to secure their payment. A writ of sequestration was sued out and the car seized. Appellant answered by a general denial and a special defense not necessary to state. He also set up a cross-action for damages in the sum of $1,250 for the alleged wrongful and malicious issuance of the writ. In response to a peremptory instruction, a general verdict in favor of the plaintiffs was returned, and judgment in their favor rendered for $686.42, and foreclosure of the mortgage lien upon the automobile. The…