Legal Opinion
Cotton v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 15, 1884PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Error from Montgomery District Court. .The opinion states the nature of the action, and the facts. December 29, 1882, the court sustained defendant’s demurrer to the petition of plaintiff Cotton, and rendered judgment against him for costs. He brings the case to this court,
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hurd, J.:
This suit was brought in the district court of Montgomery county, upon an undertaking, of which the following is a copy:
*340“Whereas, on the 18th day of April, 1878, the above-named justice of the peace rendered judgment in the above-entitled cause in favor of the plaintiff and against the said defendants in the sum of $153.45, and the said defendants desiring to appeal from said judgment:
“Now, therefore, be it known that we, Jacob Lightman and J. J. Alexander as principals, and John S. Cotton as surety, stand indebted to the plaintiff, Solomon…
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