Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.
It is not easy to apprehend or appreciate the grounds upon which the complainant in this case has invoked the aid of a court of chancery.
He purchased some negroes from one Herbert, in 1836, to whom he gave two notes in payment. On one of these, suit was brought and a judgment obtained, which has been paid and satisfied. The other remains unpaid, but the complainant has been summoned as garnishee of Herbert...
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