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James English and A. Westbrook vs. Robert Miller and others.
    
    The Court of Equity of this State cannot injoin the collection of an execution issued from the United States Court.
    
      Before Dunkin, Ch. at Chester,
    
      July, 1845.
    In December, 1843, the defendant, who is a citizen of Kentucky, recovered judgment against the complainants, on.a promissory note, in the court of the United States for South Carolina. In February, 1845, the complainants filed this bill, praying an injunction to restrain the Marshal from collecting the execution issued on the-judgment.
    
      The Chancellor. If the complainants had any peculiar equitable ground of relief against the judgment rendered at law, their application should have been made on the equity side of the court which rendered the judgment. This court has certainly no authority to injoin the proceedings of the Federal court. See Mc-Kim vs. Voorhies, 7 Cra. 279 ; 2 Story Eq. 186.
    On appeal to this court the decree of the circuit court was affirmed.
    Johnson, Johnston and Dunkin, CC. concurring.
    
      Eaves & Thomson for the motion.
    
      Gregg & Gregg, contra.