Speed's v. Nelson's

Jimes Simpson

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Many years since, Sampson Matthews, of Virginia, transferred to one Alexander Nelson, who- had married his daughter, two notes on George Wilson, who resided in Kentucky, On these notes suits were instituted, and judgments recovered. Wilson enjoined the judgments, and in the year 1817, his injunction was dissolved, and his bill in chancery filed, for the purpose of procuring the injunction, was dismissed.

Joseph Brooks having entered as the surety of Wilson in the injunction bond executed by him, and hav*500ing died shortly after the dissolution of…