White v. Givens

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mare, J.

This is a suit to prevent, by inj unction, the sale of the homestead of plaintiff, White, seized by the sheriff under execution on a judgment in favor of defendant, Givens, against White, and to recover damages for the unlawful seizure of the land and the growing crops.

Defendant, Givens, in his answer denies that the property is exempt, and he pleads other matters tending to show that White, pending the suit of Givens against him, had disposed of all his property except this tract of land, with the view to defeat the pursuit of his creditor,…