Legal Opinion

Hutchings v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1887No. 2580PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Titus. Tried below before the Hon. J. R. Riddle, County Judge. The opinion states the case. The amount of the bond adjudged was one hundred dollars.

1Opinion of the Court

White, Presiding Judge.

An information was brought by the county attorney of Titus county against John McCulloch and one Beardon, charging them jointly with the theft of one side of sole leather of the value of four dollars. McCulloch was arrested and executed an appearance bond, which he signed W. J: McCulloch instead of John McCulloch. Thomas Hutchings, 'this appellant, signed said bond as surety. McCulloch failing to appear at court, as he had bound himself to do, the bond was forfeited and judgment nisi rendered against him and the surety. Scire facias issued to the surety. Objection…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Branch v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1860

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. MacKintosh v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  2. Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Trevino v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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