Pratt v. First National Bank
Pratt v. First National Bank
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
George L. Pratt seeks the reversal of a judgment rendered against himself and D. J. Buckley, jointly, in favor of the First National Bank of Arkansas City, Kansas, upon a promissory note for $1000, exe
“The rule is well settled, and has often been enforced by this court, that all persons against whom a joint judgment has been rendered must be made parties to a proceeding to reverse such judgment, and that a failure to join any of them either as plaintiffs or defendants is ground for the dismissal of the case.”
Among the cases cited as supporting that, decision is Bonebrake v. Ætna Life Ins. Co., 3 Kan. App. 708, 41 Pac. 67, in which the syllabus reads :
“A joint judgment rendered against the principal and sureties on a bond cannot be reviewed or disturbed by proceedings in error when the principal to such judgment is not made a party in the appellate court, and no valid reason appears for such omission.”
The petition in error is dismissed.
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