Nevin v. Thompson
Nevin v. Thompson
Opinion of the Court
This appeal is upon the judgment-roll. The complaint shows that defendant Thompson, in June, 1890, executed and delivered to plaintiff a promissory note for the sum
The complaint was demurred to generally for insufficiency of the statement of facts; for uncertainty as to whether the suit is on the note or bond; for nonjoinder of Cambrón as a party defendant; and for misjoinder, in that Christian is not a proper party defendant. The point is made that the bond is to relieve Thompson from liability upon a joint indebtedness of Thompson and one Cambrón, while the indebtedness upon which suit is brought is an indebtedness of Thompson alone. Therefore, as Daley, Schulenberg and Christian have only undertaken to pay a joint indebtedness of Thompson and Cambrón, it does not appear that they have undertaken to
Although Cambrón was also liable for the debt, it was not necessary to make him a defendant in this case, and the defendants are not injured by the fact that his liability is not more particularly averred.
There is no uncertainty as to whether the appellants are sued on the bond. They cannot doubt that it is sought to hold them liable upon it, and it is equally plain that they are not sued upon the note. As to them, at least, the averments as to the note are mere matters of inducement showing the consideration of their promise. No other points are' raised here, and, if other objections might be suggested, they are not decided. The judgment should be affirmed.
We concur: Searls, C.; Haynes, C.
For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion, the judgment appealed from is affirmed.
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- Bond to Secure Note—Action to Enforce—Pleading.—A complaint averred that defendant T. gave to plaintiff a note for $700; that, six months afterward, defendants D., as principal, and S. and 0., as sureties, gave T. a $3,000 bond, which was set out, conditioned that whereas T. and T. J. O. (who was not made a party) “are now indebted to parties hereinafter named in the sums set opposite each name, and that the purpose of this obligation is to relieve the said T. from any and all liability on said indebtedness, as follows, and we hereby agree to assume and pay the same, to wit, two promissory notes of $700 each, and the interest thereon: .... Now, if the said T. J. C., or any of the parties save and except the said T.,” shall pay such sums, the bond shall be void, etc.; that T. was then indebted to plaintiff on two notes, one of which is the one sued on; and that the only indebtedness from T. to plaintiff was that evidenced by such notes. Held, that such complaint was not subject to a general demurrer, because the bond was to relieve T. from liability on a joint indebtedness of T. and T. J. C., while the debt sued on was T.’s only. Bond to Secure Note—Action to Enforce—Parties.—Nor was such complaint demurrable because T. J. O. was not a party, as he was not a necessary party. Bond to Secure Note—Action to Enforce.—Such Complaint was not defective for uncertainty as to whether the suit was on the note or on the bond.