55 Ind. 145 | Ind. | 1876
The appellant was the plaintiff, and the appellees were the defendants, in the court below.
The complaint alleges “that heretofore, to wit, on the 22d day of J une, 1872, the said James Williams, as the
“ The plaintiff' further says, that, at the time of ordering the justice not to issue an execution on said judgment, as aforesaid, he, said Williams, well knew that the said Spencer had a sufficiency of property, subject to levy and sale, as aforesaid, to fully pay and satisfy said judgment and costs.
“The plaintiff further avers, that the said James Williams owned and controlled said judgment, from the time of the rendition thereof until the 26th day of February, 1874, during all of which time no execution was issued on said judgment, on account of the aforesaid order to such justice, although the said Spencer, during all that time, had a sufficiency of property subject to levy and sale, to satisfy the same, which said Williams well knew, and although the plaintiff ordered the said Williams, repeatedly, to issue an execution thereon, and enforce the payment of said judgment from the said Spencer.
“ The plaintiff further says, that, on the 26th day of
“ The plaintiff further says, that, on the said 6th day of May, 1875, the said Bruner caused another execution to issue on said judgmexxt, to the said Richard W. Meredith, as such constable, and that the said Richard W. Meredith is now threatening to levy upon, and make sale of, the plaintiff’s property to satisfy the same; * * * that the said William M. Spencer is now notoriously insolvent, and has no propex’ty subject to execution, with which to satisfy said execution or any part thereof.
“ Wherefox-e the plaintiff asks that the said Williams and Bruner be perpetually restrained and enjoined from ■assex’ting any claim against the plaintiff on account of said judgment, and that the said Richard W. Meredith and his successors ixi office be forever restrained, enjoined and inhibited from proceeding to collect said judgment, as against the plaintiff’, and for all other proper relief in the premises.”
A transexipt of the proceedings and judgment before the justice were filed with the complaint, and made an exhibit in the cause.
The defendants demurred to the complaint, alleging, as a ground of objection, that it did not state facts sufficient
It is a well settled principle of law, in this State, that the gratuitous giving of time by a creditor to his principal debtor does not discharge the surety. Carr v. Howard, 8 Blackf. 190; Braman v. Howk, 1 Blackf. 392; Colerick v. McCleas, 9 Ind. 245; Harter v. Moore, 5 Blackf. 367; Kirby v. Studebaker, 15 Ind. 45; Naylor v. Moody, 3 Blackf. 92; Coman v. The State, ex rel., etc., 4 Blackf. 241; Barker v. M’Clure, 2 Blackf. 14; Menifee v. Clark, 35 Ind. 304.
Time given, without consideration, by the creditor, to the debtor, and without the consent of the surety, will not discharge the surety. Shook v. The Board of Commissioners, etc., 6 Ind. 461; Cheek v. Glass, 3 Ind. 286; Shook v. The State, ex rel., etc., 6 Ind. 113; Halstead v. Brown, 17 Ind. 202.
There is no allegation in the complaint before us, that there was any consideration for the extension complained of, or that it was given upon any contract or agreement, which, in any manner, restrained the appellees or any one or more of them. The alleged request of Williams to the justice,, not to issue execution on the judgment, did not restrain Williams from having an execution upon it, when otherwise entitled to it. Eor aught that appears in the complaint, the request was without consideration, and might have been recalled at any time.
The appellant might, when the judgment was rendered, have objected to the stay of execution upon it. See 2 R. S. 1876, p. 205, sec. 430. But it is not shown that he did so.
The appellant avers that he repeatedly requested the
The appellant might, at any time after it was rendered, have paid off the judgment and assumed the collection of it for his own use. See, also, 2 R. S. 1876, p. 279, see. 676. This, however, it seems, he did not do.
Upon the facts alleged in the complaint, the appellant must be presumed to have acquiesced in the delay he complains of, and we think the court committed no error in sustaining the demurrer to the complaint.
The judgment is affirmed, with costs.