Thompson v. Childs
Thompson v. Childs
Opinion of the Court
On the trial below, several objections were' taken to the plaintiff’s right of recovery, all of which were properly overruled by the presiding Judge. The first is, that the action ought to have been brought on the bond of submission. It may be brought on either at the option of the plaintiff, where the award is for the payment of money, 2 San. 62, v. 5. Caldwell on awards 190, 192. The second objection is to the award,, that it does not correspond to and agree with the submission. The words in the bond are, “ all manner of accounts, debts, dues and demands the matters taken into consideration and passed upon by the arbitrators, are “ all matters of account, debts, claims and demands.” The only difference between the two instruments is in the substitution in the latter, of the word claims for that of clues in the former— substantially .they are the same. The third objection is, that the arbitrators had not decided upon or taken into their consideration a bond for $500, held by the plaintiff on the defendant, and that, therefore, their award was incomplete. With respect to this bond, it appeared that, before the matters in dispute were referred to Thompson and Williamson, they had been referred to other arbitrators, who had made aii award in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant then offered to give to the plaintiff his bond for $500, if he would consent to set aside that award, and refer the matters in dispute to Thompson and Williamson, and would stand to, abide by and perform their award. The plaintiff agreed to the proposition, and the $500 bond was executed and placed in the hands of Thompson as an escrow. When the award was made, a <sopy was handed to the plaintiff by Thompson and he
Pee Cueiam. Judgment affirmed.
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