Barham v. Gomez
Barham v. Gomez
Opinion of the Court
Upon the facts of this case, there was no breach of the recognizance. The creditor, having received due
It is plain that the magistrate intended to fix that day, and he alone had the right to make the adjournment. The parties had no right to fix the day of the adjourned hearing, and their agreement on a day is not material, except that it estops the creditor from claiming that their departure put an end to the proceedings, and ousted the magistrate of his jurisdiction. In returning and finding the agreement of the parties, it would have been unjust for the magistrate to take no action, and thus, against the intention of the parties, to expose the debtor and his sureties to the penalties of a breach of the recognizance; he had the right to adjourn to a future day, and therefore his adjournment to June 25 was legal. Both parties by the use of proper diligence could have ascertained the day fixed by him for the future hearing. In fact, both parties had timely notice of it. The creditor had the opportunity to appear and continue his examination of the debtor, but chose to rely upon what he considered a technical breach of the recognizance. The debtor duly appeared, and was discharged. This was all his recognizance required him to do.
Judgment for the defendants affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- R. H. Barham v. Joseph B. Gomez & another
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