Commonwealth v. Murrell
Commonwealth v. Murrell
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
David Turk, on the information of Louis Montgomery, was arrested and brought before the judge of the Adair County Court on a charge of bastardy, and executed bond with appellee as his security for his appearance on the first day of the March term, 1876, of the Adair County Court to answer the charge and to render himself amenable to the orders and process of said court in the prosecution .of .said charge, and if convicted to render himself in execution thereof.
At the March term, 1876, Turk appeared, was tried, and’ a verdict of $125 rendered against him, and being unable to give bond therefor was committed to jail, and a motion was then made in the county court for a forfeiture of appellee’s bond executed before the county judge for the appearance of Turk before the county court. The court overruled this motion, and appellant took the case to the circuit court, where that judgment was affirmed; and from that judgment the case has been brought here by appeal.
The law requires the person accused of being the father of a bastard child, when arrested and brought before the proper officer, to
This bond fails to bind the security for Turk’s performance of the judgment of the court. It only requires appellee to surrender Turk in execution of any judgment rendered against him, and this duty appellqe faithfully performed, for he not only surrendered him, but the court made an order releasing him as Turk’s surety, and after the verdict against Turk put him in jail. The county judge failed to require Turk to execute bond for his appearance, and also that he would perform the judgment of the court, but as appellee can only be held bound for the breeches of the covenants in his bond, and as he performed all the conditions of the bond he executed he was guilty of no breach thereof. The judgment below was right and is hereby affirmed.
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