4 Ind. 108 | Ind. | 1853
Debt by the appellee against the appellant.
The declaration alleges, inter alia, that on the 2d of February, 1836, the said Basil Hunt and one Miles Hunt, executed their joint promissory note to Griffin and Luckey for 315 dollars and 25 cents; that after the note became due, viz., on the 10th of September, 1840, at a regular term of the Randolph Circuit Court, Griffin and Luckey recovered a judgment on said note against Miles Hunt, for the amount of the note and interest then due; that before the term at which said judgment was rendered, Grfin and Luckey had sued out a writ against Miles Hunt and the said Basil Hunt, which was, by the sheriff of, &c., returned executed on Miles Hunt, and not found as to Basil Hunt; which return was, prior to the taking, of said judgment, entered upon the records of said Court; that on the 9th of January, 1847, Griffin and Luckey assigned the note to the said Adamson; and the note is still unpaid, &c.
Demurrer to the declaration overruled. Judgment for the plaintiff below.
The appellant contends that the note, as to him, was extinguished by the judgment against Miles Hunt.
At common law, where two persons are jointly liable for a simple contract debt, a judgment against one is an extinguishment of the debt as to the other.
. There is, however, a statutory provision which enacts that “when any writ shall be returned ‘executed’ as to one or more defendants, and ‘not found’ as to others, the plaintiff may suggest such return upon the record, and proceed to final judgment and execution against the de
We are referred to Nicklaus v. Roach, in this Court, November term, 1851
The judgment is affirmed, with 6 per cent, damages and costs.
3 Ind. R. 78.