Miller v. Blake
Miller v. Blake
Opinion of the Court
The suit below was upon a joint and several bond. The surviving obligor and the administratrix of the deceased joint obligor, the plaintiffs in error herein, were made the defendants. After verdict for the plaintiffs .below, the defendants moved in arrest of judgment on the ground of misjoinder of parties defendant, and thereupon the plaintiff moved to dismiss the action as to the surviving obligor. This latter motion was allowed by the Court, the motion in arrest of judgment was overruled, and judgment rendered against the administratrix, as such, the judgment to be paid out of the estate of her intestate in the due course of administration.
The ruling of the Court upon these motions, and the rendition of the judgment as stated, constitute the grounds of the errors assigned.
It is conceded that the defendants were improperly joined, since judgment against the one would be de bonis propriis, and against the other de bonis intestatoris.
That the plaintiff in such case may elect to dismiss the action as to either defendant, and take judgment against the other, is a
Under the practice provisions of the Code, Section 51, the misjoinder in this case was ground for demurrer by defendants, but after appearing, pleading, and going to trial without such objection to the complaint at an earlier stage of the proceedings, the defendants should not be heard to complain that the misjoin-der was subject to be corrected at a later stage by the other party.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- MILLER, Administratrix v. BLAKE
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- Published