Legal Opinion

Hunt's adm'r v. Dupuy

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 8, 1850PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to the Shelby Circuit. Chancery. Case 56. The case stated.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall

In 1823, John Hunt recovered against Benjamin F., and Samuel Dupuy, a judgment for $458, with interest and costs, an execution on which was shortly after-wards returned “no property found.”

In 1845, Hunt having previously died, his administrator revived the judgment, and caused an execution to be levied on devers slaves as the property of Samuel Dupuy. These slaves having been claimed by Philip Johnson as trustee of Mrs, Dupuy, (the -wife of said Samuel,) and her children, a jury found that they were not subject to the execution, which was consequently returned “no property,” &c. Whereupon,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Randall v. RandallMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Hollowell v. SimonsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1863
  3. Mehlhop v. PettiboneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882

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