Goodin v. Sellers

Opinion by

Judge Hardin :

The answer of the appellees admits that they accepted the note of $80, dated August 27, 1868, for the supposed balance of the judgment enjoined, and the note expresses that it was given for a “balance on settlement of execution,” thereby importing, with the admission of the answer, that an execution had issued on the judgment, which was satisfied by the delivery of the note; and this is fully proved by the sheriff’s deposition and return of the execution, brought up by certiorari.

The answer, however, seeks to sustain the action of the appellees in treating their own settlement and the return of the execution “satisfied” by their own order, as nullities, and in suing out a new execution, on the ground that they made a mistake and did not take appellant’s note for enough money. If this was so it did no't justify the issuance of the execution, without the judgment of the court vacating the sheriff’s return, and cancelling the note given as the result of the settlement. But this had not only not been done, when the execution was sued out and enjoined, but no sufficient grounds for doing so are either alleged or proved in this record.

Bradley, for appellcmt. McKee, Anderson, for appellees.

We are of the opinion that the court should have perpetuated the injunction and dismissed the appellees’ cross-petition.

Wherefore the judgmlent is reversed and the cause remanded for a judgment in conformity to this opinion.