Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Williamson

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 15, 1854PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Charles county. Debt by the appellees, as executors of David Williamson Sen., brought on the 16th of March 1838, against Elizabeth A. Mitchell, executrix of James D. Mitchell, and after her death contained against the appellant, as administrator d. b. n. c. t. a, of said James D. Mitchell, upon a bond for $2000, executed by David Williamson, Jr., as principal, and said James D. Mitchell, as surety, dated the 17th of August 1833, payable to…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Charles county. Debt by the appellees, as executors of David Williamson Sen., brought on the 16th of March 1838, against Elizabeth A. Mitchell, executrix of James D. Mitchell, and after her death contained against the appellant, as administrator d. b. n. c. t. a, of said James D. Mitchell, upon a bond for $2000, executed by David Williamson, Jr., as principal, and said James D. Mitchell, as surety, dated the 17th of August 1833, payable to the plaintiffs, executors as aforesaid, at any time within two years from date, without interest. This is the second…

1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.

This is an action of debt brought by the appellees as executors of David Williamson, Sen’r, ag-ainst Elizabeth A. Mitchell, executrix of James D. Mitchell, and continued after her death against the appellant, Henry S. Mitchell, as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo. The cause of action was a penal bond, dated 17th of August 1833, conditioned for the payment by David Williamson, Jr. — the principal obligor — at any time within two years from the date thereof, to George, Juliana and Adolphus Williamson, executors of David Williamson, Sen’r, of the sum of two thousand dollars…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gardiner v. MilesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1847

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Zollickoffer v. SethCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
  2. Murray v. HurstCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  3. McCann v. SloanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
  4. Estate of Barrett, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco1899
  5. Keller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1914

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