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115 Ind. 112

Johnson v. Johnson

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1888

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1888-05-11

<p>Triae. — By Jury. — Suits of Equitable Cognisance. — A counter-claim by a ■ married woman praying the cancellation, as void, oí a mortgage sought to be foreclosed, presents an issue of equitable cognizance, and a trial by jury can not be demanded.</p> <p>Change op Venue. — Bill of Exceptions. — Supreme Court. — No question is presented upon a ruling denying a change of venue if the application therefor is not made a part of the record by a bill of exceptions.</p>

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently April 1982

4 state decisions

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Decided 1888-05-11

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Elliott, J.

¶1The appellant instituted this suit upon a note and mortgage, and Charlotte Johnson filed a cross-complaint or counter-claim wherein she alleged that she was the wife of Berry Johnson; that the note and mortgage were executed by her as surety for her husband, who had borrowed the money of the mortgagee, and that she acquired the land mortgaged by gift from her father. The counterclaim prayed a cancellation of the mortgage'. After issue joined on the counter-claim the appellant dismissed his complaint.

¶2There is no bill of exceptions presenting the motion or affidavit for a change of venue, and, consequently, no question is before us upon the ruling denying a change of venue.

¶3The issue joined on the counter-claim was one of equitable cognizance, and the court did not err in denying the appellant’s request for a trial by jury.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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