Porter v. Meriam

Indiana Supreme Court

Porter v. Meriam

5 Blackf. 86

DecidedMay 21, 1839

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Porter v. Meriam, 5 Blackf. 86 (Ind. 1839).

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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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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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5 Blackf. 86, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/porter-v-meriam-ind-1839.