Fentress v. Pruden

S. Henry Pruden, on March 18, 1927, executed two notes payable to John Fentress, one in the sum of $300 due six months after date, and the other in the sum of $335 due three months after date. On January 8, 1931, Fentress obtained a judgment on each note for $300 against Pruden. Executions were issued and returned “No effects.” The judgments were duly docketed but no further action was taken until February, 1945, when the judgment debtor, S. Henry Pruden, instituted this suit against the heirs at law and next of kin of John Fentress, praying that the judgments be declared null and void.

The…