Forehand v. Forehand

Dr. J. J. Ashby was awarded a judgment against W. G. Forehand in the Circuit Court of Davidson County for $300 and the costs of that cause. By a petition in this cause Dr. Ashby sought to impound and subject funds in the hands of the Clerk and Master belonging to W. Gr. Forehand to the satisfaction of the judgment in the circuit court.

Defendant pleaded as a defense to the petition that he was the head of a family, and claimed the fund in the hands of the Clerk and Master as exempt property.

The Chancellor sustained the petition of Dr. Ashby and decreed accordingly. W. Gr. Forehand appealed to…