Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1835

Oyster v. Waugh

Oyster v. Waugh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 15, 1835
4 Watts 158

Oyster v. Waugh

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

—The statement of the amount in figures is but matter of description. It is like a recital of quantity in a conveyance, which does not amount to a warranty of the fact. The guarantee was intended to provide for what was contingent, not what was certain; and it therefore is inapplicable to a mere estimate, whose accuracy could have been tested by a recurrence to the docket, which was equally accessible to both parties. The plain meaning of the undertaking was, that the judgment should be paid; not that the interest assigned should be of a particular value.

Judgment affirmed.

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