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23 Ark. 555

Smith v. Carrigan

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 15, 1861

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1861-12-15

<p>The depositions falling far short of sustaining the allegations of the bill against the sworn denial of the answer, the bill is dismissed for want of equity.</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 1915

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Decided 1861-12-15

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Mr. Chief Justice English

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2Smith obtained judgments at law against Carrigan on two writings obligatory, made by one Wood as principal, and Carrigan as security.

¶3Carrigan sought, by the bill in this-case, to injoin the judgments on the grounds that he signed the bonds, at the request of Wood, and on his representation that one McMillen was to sign them as. co-surety; and delivered them to Wood upon the express condition that they were not to be delivered to Smith until Mc-Millen signed them. But that Wood fraudulently delivered them to Smith, without the signature of McMillen, and that Smith was cognizant of the fraud, etc.

¶4The material allegations of the bill, on which the relief is asked, are denied by the sworn answer of Smith, and the depositions read upon the hearing fall far short of sustaining the allegations against the sworn denial, etc.

¶5The court below erred in rendering a decree for injunction, as prayed by the bill; and the decree must be reversed, and the cause remanded with instructions to dissolve the injunction, and dismiss the bill for want of equity.

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