Carroll v. Readheimer
Carroll v. Readheimer
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
D. R. Carroll, on November 23d, 1880, proceeded by executory process against H. M. Prothro, to enforce Ms mortgage and
In January, 1881, Prothro applied for and obtained an injunction against Carroll’s executory process, on the following, amongst other, grounds:
1. That the aforesaid suit was ponding to evict him, and said Carroll had not offered to give him security against said eviction.
2. That there had been payments on the mortgage notes, for which credit had not been given.
On October 1st, 1881, judgment was rendered in this injunction suit, deciding that Prothro was entitled to a credit of $1,548.97, as of date May 4, 1878, sustaining and perpetuating the injunction to that extent and taxing all costs thereof to Carroll, and dissolving it as to the balance, with authority to Carroll to proceed with his order of seizure and sale for such balance.
: The present action is brought by Carroll against the sureties on Prothro’s injunction bond for statutory and special damages.
We agree with the District Judge that none should be allowed.
So far as statutory damages are concerned, the jurisprudence of this Court is now settled that Art. 304 C. P. does not apply to injunctions restraining execution of orders of seizure and sale.
As to the special damages it is apparent, from the statement heretofore made, that, at the date of its issuance, Prothro had an unquestionable right to the injunction. The Code of Practice expressly provides, that “the injunction must be granted * * on the application of any purchaser, whose property is seized for the payment of the price of a thing sold to him, whenever suit has been instituted against him for the recovery of the property.” C. P. 298, No. 9.
Such was the precise status when the injunction was applied for, and it was rightfully issued.
The eviction suit having terminated favorably to the title, before the case was tried, of course it formed no element in the decision of the cause. But that decision did not determine, expressly or by implication, that the injunction had been “ wrongfully obtained,” which, by the terms of the bond and of the law, formed the condition of the liability of the sureties.
This disposes of the case.
This dispenses us from determining whether Art. 298, No. 10, C. P.,
Judgment affirmed at appellant’s cost.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- D. R. Carroll v. J. G. Readheimers.
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