Shaw v. Aveline

Shaw filed his bill in chancery against Aveline, alleging a judgment at law, execution, and return *381of nulla bona. It was further alleged that Aveline had a judgment at law in the same Court against a Miami Indian. The prayer of the bill, among other things, is, that Aveline be compelled to assign his judgment to Shaw, and that Aveline's judgment-debtor, the Indian, who is also made a party to the bill, be required to pay the amount of that judgment to Shaw, to be applied on the judgment against Aveline.

In brief, it is a bill in equity by a judgment-creditor seeldng to subject a chose in…