Harper v. Montgomery
Harper v. Montgomery
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of debt on a supersedeas bond, executed by the defendant as surety. The declaration contains two counts, to which a demurrer was filed, with numerous causes assigned as to each count. This demurrer was sustained in the circuit court.
It may be replied to the first objection urged in this court to the first count of the declaration, to wit, that it contains no averment of the issuance, return, &c., of the writ of superse-deas, that the bond set out in this count admits the existence of the writ, and any defects in it are matters of defence upon issue, if, indeed, the execution of the bond does not waive all all objections to previous proceedings. United States v. Bradley, 10 Peters, 365. Next, to the objection that the count does not
As to the question of amendment, and its doctrined, pressed in this case, we deem it enough to refer to the case of Dent v. Coleman et al., 10 S. & M. 83.
The judgment is reversed, the demurrer overruled in this court, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- John F. Harper, of R. L. Smith v. Alexander Montgomery
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- Published