11 Ind. 125 | Ind. | 1858
This was a suit upon three several judgments, which had been entered, upon confession, by a justice of the peace.
There is a single paragraph in the answer, to which a demurrer was sustained; and upon this ruling error is assigned.
The answer sets up, in effect, that Cline was indebted to the plaintiff in the amount of the judgments; that by agreement with them, he gave his notes so as to bring the sum within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, and confessed the judgments upon which suit is brought; that it was further agreed that the plaintiffs were to take the land of the defendant .in satisfaction of said judgments, and were to pay certain liens thereon; and “that they would never trouble him any more” about said judgments; that he, relying upon, &c., did execute his notes and confess the judgments; but that the plaintiffs never paid off said liens, “and absolutely refuse to comply upon their part;” and, therefore, said judgments were obtained by “fraud, covin, and misrepresentation,” and are void.
We think the demurrer was correctly sustained. It appears that Cline owed the plaintiffs; that he confessed judgments for the amount. There is no averment that he ' has paid those judgments; but that they were obtained by
Per Curiam. — The judgment is affirmed with costs.