McFarland v. Garber

This was an action by the appellants [as executors of Barbara Forbes, deceased,] against the appellee on a bond for the payment of 500 dollars. The complaint alleges that in the lifetime of said Barbara, to-wit, on the first of May, 1848, at the county of Blair in the state of Pennsylvania, the defendant executed and delivered to said Barbarra his writing obligatory, (a copy of which is filed) whereby he bound himself to pay to said Barba/ra the sum of 500 dollars, as specified therein, in consideration of said Barbara executing a certain release of a claim held by her against said defendant,…