Watson v. Reed

The bill and amended bill taken together, allege in substance, that, on the 23d May, 1860, D. Z. Reed & Bro. recovered judgment against Washington Barrow before a Justice of the peace. ■ That the complainant became security for stay of execution. On the 9th of July, 1861, execution was issued, and levied upon the land of Barrow; that Shultz, after Cartwright, to whom the judgment had been assigned, or who claimed to own it, agreed with Barrow, upon the latter’s promise to pay the debt in a short time, to hold up the levy, and accordingly did so, this without the knowledge or consent of…