Marvin v. Applegate

James Applegate and others, who were the plaintiffs, sued Hannibal Pursel, Albert Pursel and Charles Marvin, alleging, in their complaint, these facts: On the 9th of April, 1857, the plaintiffs recovered a judgment in the Montgomery Common Pleas, against Hannibal and Alfred Pursel, for 854 dollars, and on the 6th of August then next following, caused an execution to be issued on said judgment, which was returned 11 nulla bona.” Prior to this, on the 26th of February, 1857, Marvin purchased of the Pursels all their real and personal property liable to execution, for which he agreed to pay…