Douglas v. Twombly

The defendant in error instituted his suit, by petition and summons, against the plaintiffs in error, upon a promissory note. Such proceedings were had in the circuit court that final judgment was rendered in that court against the defendants there, and they have sued out their writ of error to this court.

Upon the return of the writ of error, the defendant in error filed his plea, setting up, in substance, that, on the judgment rendered by the circuit court in this case, he sued out, and there was issued, a fieri facias execution, which was levied on the personal property of .one of said…