Wright v. Brandis

Smith, J. —

On the 8th of September, 1845, Matilda Johnson, the complainant, commenced an action against Thomas Sterling, in the Vanderburgh Circuit Court for slander, and at a term commencing in the same month, for 1,000 dollars damages and her costs. While this suit was pending and a few days before judgment was obtained, Sterling sold all his property, real and personal, to Brandis. The present case arises from a bill in chancery praying the Court to annul the conveyance and set aside the sale for the purpose of subjecting the property to execution, on the ground that the sale was…