Case Name: Jeanes and Another v. Anderson
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1849-11-28
Citations: 1 Ind. 492
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jeanes and Another v. Anderson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 492–493

Head Matter:
Jeanes and Another v. Anderson.
Wednesday, November 28.
A fieri facias was levied, on the dower estate of the defendant. The Court set the levy aside on the ground that the personal property had not first been demanded. The order setting aside the levy contained a provision that the execution should be a lien on the personal property. A venditioni exponas issued directing the sale of the dower estate, and before sale the defendant died, insolvent. The plaintiff filed his bill to compel the appropriation of the entire assets of the estate to the payment of his debt, and the bill was dismissed on demurrer. Held, that he had-no lien on the personal property, and the bill was properly dismissed.
APPEAL from the Cass Circuit Court.

Opinion:
Perkins, J. —
Bill in chancery. Bill demurred to; demurrer sustained, and bill dismissed. The bill alleges, that, on the ninth day of February, 1846, the plaintiff obtained judgment in the Cass Circuit Court for over 200 dollars against Elizabeth M. Bean — that on the 27th of the same month a fi. fa. issued on said judgment, and was delivered to the sheriff, who, on the 23d of February, 1847, levied the same on certain dower estate of Bean— that on the 20th of August, 1847, said levy on the dower estate was set aside on the ground that personal property had not first been demanded, and that said Elizabeth had a sufficiency of such property subject to the execution to satisfy it; the order setting aside the levy containing a provision, however, that the execution should be a lien on the personal property — that the sheriff returned said execution with a statement of the order setting aside the levy and that there was not time to make a new levy — that soon after this return the plaintiff directed the issue of another execution without specifying what kind — that the clerk issued a venditioni exponas directing the sale of the said dower estate, but that before any sale was made said Elizabeth died, and the vendi was returned " no property," &c. Said Elizabeth died insolvent, and this bill against her administrator, seeks the appropriation of the entire assets of the estate to the payment of the plaintiff's said judgment.
D. D. Pratt, for the appellants.
H. Allen, for the appellee.
The plaintiff, at the death of said Elizabeth, had no lien on her personal property. We do not see how the Court can now create one for him. The lien which he might have had, had the proper steps been taken, was lost or never obtained, through his own negligence or that of the sheriff or clerk, or all of them combined. If by hi's own, he can have no remedy; if through that of either of the others named, his remedy is against them.
Per Curiam. —
The judgment is affirmed.