Lewis v. Richards
Lewis v. Richards
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The lien, if any, created by the attachment, was lost when returned by the sheriff. It never was levied on any property, and the return made by the sheriff is that it was executed on H. B. Myers. This constitutes no levy, and the lien, when the attachment was returned, ceased to exist. Nor was there any attachment or garnishee issued on the amended petition, and if there had been, the equity of Lewis was superior to that of appellee, for the reason that the latter had already purchased and paid Myers for his interest in the land. There is no such evidence in the record that would authorize the conclusion that Lewis and Myers had combined to defraud Richards Lewis. He may have known of the efforts on the part of Richards to make his debt, still this did not preclude Lewis from making his or purchasing
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