Cain v. Jennings

The Chancellor:

On July 6, 1874, the complainant filed his original bill, claiming to be a creditor of the defendant, Jennings, by foreign judgment, by note, and by account, and asking for an attachment of the defendant’s estate upon *132the ground that he was a non-resident of the state. A fiat was obtained, and attachment issued and was levied, on the same day, upon a lot in Nashville. After the levy, the building upon the lot was destroyed by fire, and the complainant filed an amended and supplemental bill to bring the insurance company by which the building was insured before the court, and to…