Legal Opinion

Lease v. Asper

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 1, 1828PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to. the Court of Common Pleas of Ctimberland county. The plaintiffs in error were defendants below.

1Opinion of the Court

*183The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rogers, J.

— This is a suit brought, upon a statutory obligation, given by the defendants to the plaintiff. George Asper issued a Capias ad Satisfaciendum ón a judgment rendered against Jacob Lease; and for the purpose of obtaining his discharge, Lease executed the bond in question; with John Meixwell as his surety, with condition underwritten:—

“ That the said Jacob Lease shall be, and appear,- &c. and malee application for the benefit of the several acts of assembly, and for relief of insolvent debtors, and surrender himself to the jail of the county…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sheets v. HawkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1826
  2. Beacom v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1825
  3. M'Kee v. StannardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1826

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Simmons v. SprattSupreme Court of Florida · 1890

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