Indiana Supreme Court, 1839

Porter v. Meriam

Porter v. Meriam
Indiana Supreme Court · Decided May 21, 1839
5 Blackf. 86

Porter v. Meriam

Opinion of the Court

PORTER and another obtained a judgment against Meriam in the Martin Circuit Court. A fieri facias issued on the judgment directed to the sheriff of Orange county, and was there levied on the defendant’s goods. Meriam filed a bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of Orange county showing these facts, and praying that the proceedings on the execution might be enjoined, &c. Held, that the Court in which the bill was filed had no jurisdiction of the cause.

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