Richmond & Richmond v. De Young
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal form Baltimore County Court. This was a Scire Facias, against MeicTiel De Young, as special bail of C. E. Chevalier.
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Appeal form Baltimore County Court. This was a Scire Facias, against MeicTiel De Young, as special bail of C. E. Chevalier. The writ issued on the 2d August, 18.28. At September term, 1826, of Baltimore County Court, the defendant had become the bail of Chevalier, against whom the present plaintiffs obtained judgment at September term, 1827. The declaration in the original action, counted upon a promissory note of Chevalier, bearing date at Philadelphia, the 17th November, 1825, for $449 87, payable six months after date to the plaintiffs. And also contained the common counts. .By the 29th…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
We think the special bail in this case was properly exonerated by Baltimore County Court.
As far as we have heen able to trace the subject, it appears to us, to have been long the practice of the courts of this State, to discharge a special bail, on the production of evidence of the release of his principal, under the insolvent laws of another State. It was done by the late General Court, and is done, as far as we can ascertain, by the County Courts in the several judicial districts, in cases similar to this; and seeing nothing opposed to it,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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