Alexander v. Paxton
Alexander v. Paxton
Opinion of the Court
Opinion oe ti-ie Court by
Whether the appellant or her son-in-law was the owner of the wheat on which the landlord, Davis, held a lien, for enforcing
Consequently her bond to that creditor suspending his execution for the purpose of trying the right of property bound her only for the value of the wheat as thus subject on account of the rent. And its stipulation to pay the value of the wheat should be understood as an undertaking to pay the value of it as thus incumbered.
She was, therefore, liable on the motion for judgment, in this case for only so much of the assessed value of the wheat as remained after deducting the amount paid by her to the landlord for his right, and consequently the instruction of the Circuit Court to the contrary was erroneous.
Wherefore, the judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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