Case Name: Wesley Lite v. A. W. Overton
Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Decision Date: 1874-12
Citations: 12 Heisk. 675
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wesley Lite v. A. W. Overton.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tennessee Reports
Volume: 59
Pages: 675–676

Head Matter:
Wesley Lite v. A. W. Overton.
Practice. Where a plea in abatement was filed to an ancillary attachment, it was not error to refuse to try this issue separately from the issues on the merits, when all the issues were ready to be submitted to the.jury and could be tried together without delay.
PROM SUMNER.
From the Circuit Court of Sumner County, February Term, 1872. Jo. ’ C. Guild, J.
C. R. & Lee Head for plaintiff.
Jas. W. Blakemore for defendant.

Opinion:
Deaderick, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Overton sued Lite and Lauderdale before a justice of the peace of Sumner County, and obtained judgment only against Lite, for $32.
The case was brought up to the circuit court by certiorari, by Lite, and the judgment was affirmed.
While the case was pending in the circuit court, Overton made affidavit for an ancillary attachment, and gave bond, and the attachment was issued, and levied on a lot of corn.
A plea in abatement was filed to the attachment, and the defendant demanded a jury to try the issue made by this plea separately from the issues upon the merits, which the court refused, and the jury was sworn to try all the matters in dispute between the parties, to which plaintiff excepted.
There was no error in refusing to try the issues separately when both were ready to be submitted to a jury, and could be tried together and without delay.
The verdict was in favor of Overton, upon the plea in abatement as well as upon the merits.
We are of opinion that the verdict is sufficiently sustained by the evidence, and has attained the justice of the case, and the judgment will be affirmed.