Cherry v. Singleton
Supreme Court of Georgia
. Principal and security. Equity. Executions. Subrogation. Before Judge SIMMONS. Bibb Superior Court. October Adjourned Term, 1879. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
Wm. R. Singleton, the defendant in this bill, .in the year 1875, bought a fi.fa. against Job H. Cherry, principal, and Wm. A. Cherry, security, which had been issued in March, 1868. Wm. A. Cherry, the security, had paid for his principal on this fi. fa. the sum of $302.50. Claiming the right to reimburse himself, he procured George F. Cherry, the sheriff, to levy Singleton's fi. fa. upon a house and lot of Singleton, upon the ground that Job H. Cherry was the owner thereof in 1867, when the judgment was obtained.
Singleton filed an affidavit of illegality to that proceeding…
2Cited by1 opinion
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