Ledbetter v. Burns

On July 1, 1873, W. H. Ledbetter brought suit against J. it. Burns and wife Adelia, to try title to certain lots in the town of La Grange, at the same time suing out a writ of sequestration, under which he, in due time, obtained possession of the lots by giving a replevin bond. Defendants, besides the plea of not guilty and special pleas attacking plaintiffs title, alleged that the writ of sequestration lia.l issued wrongfully and oppressively ; that they had been forcibly dispossessed and subjected to great mortification and inconvenience, for which they claimed one thousand dollars damages,…