Ferris v. Dickerson
Ferris v. Dickerson
Opinion of the Court
This suit was brought by James B. Dickerson ■and Ephraim Raney, appellees, against William O’Brien, Edwin P. Ferris, Benjamin F. Bush, and John M. Albens. All the defendants were served with* process. O’Brien was defaulted. The other defendants appeared.
The complaint was for a foreclosure of a vendor’s lien on the following bond, with averments that O’Brien had assigned the bond to Ferris, and that Bush and Albens claimed, or were thought to have, some interest in the real estate, and hence they were made parties to the suit. There was prayer for judgment against O’Brien, and for a vendor’s lien for the amount on the real estate. The bond on which the suit was brought was this:
“James B. Dickerson, of the county of Ripley, in the •State of Indiana, is hereby held and bound unto William O’Brien, of the said county and State, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, the payment whereof well and truly to be made and done, he binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed and dated this 25th day of January, 1869. The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the sdid James B. Dickerson has this day sold to the said William O’Brien the following described real estate in Ripley county, State of Indiana, to wit: Lot number eight, as designated on the original plat of said town, for the sum of one thousand dollars, to be paid as follows, to wit: The said O’Brien has this day sold to said Dickerson and Ephraim Raney, a certain steam circular saw-mill and boiler, and all fixtures for running the same, now on a flatboat at Westport, Oldham county, in the State of Kentucky, for the sum of twelve hundred dollars, to be paid as follows, to wit: Two hundred •dollars cash in hand, and one thousand dollars in a certain lot, and all the buildings and appurtenances thereto belonging, to wit, lot number eight, in the town of Versailles, in Ripley county, State of Indiana. And the said O’Brien is to furnish any and all pieces or parts of said machinery and fixtures that may be necessary, and to do all necessary work
“William O’Brien.
“J. B. Dickerson.”
O’Brien, as we have above stated, was defaulted, and the other defendants demurred to the complaint forwant of sufficient facts, and for misjoinder ofparties plaintiffs. The demurrer was overruled, and exceptions taken.
This ruling was. so plainly and palpably erroneous, that we need go no further.
The complaint on the bond showed no right in Raney to join Dickerson in bringing a suit to foreclose a vendor’s lien.
We will not notice any other question, as the foundation of the case is too slim to support the superstructure attempted to be built.
The judgment is reversed, at the costs of the appellees, with instructions to the court below to sustain the demurrer to the complaint, and for further proceedings.
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