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Barton v. Petit

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 16, 1813PublishedCited by 12 opinions

ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district of on a judgment rendered on a bond (technicalty called in Virginia a “ forthcoming band”J given to the marshal with condition to have certain goods forth-c°ming at the day of sale appointed by the marshal j being goods which he had seized under &fi. fa. issued UP0T1 former judgment recovered by Petit and Bay-against Barton,-which judgment was reversed at the last term of this Court, contended, that recoi°P f(,rmer judgment being…

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ERROR to the Circuit Court for the district of on a judgment rendered on a bond (technicalty called in Virginia a “ forthcoming band”J given to the marshal with condition to have certain goods forth-c°ming at the day of sale appointed by the marshal j being goods which he had seized under &fi. fa. issued UP0T1 former judgment recovered by Petit and Bay-against Barton,-which judgment was reversed at the last term of this Court, contended, that recoi°P f(,rmer judgment being referred to in the condition of the bond, was to be considered as part 0f tills record s and that the Court could…

1Opinion of the CourtWashington, J.

This is a writ of .error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Virginia, rendered upon a bond given hy the Plaintiffs, iii error with condition for the delivery, at a certain time arid place, of property seized by the marshal to. satisfy an execution which had issued from the same Court. The condition not having been complied with, this judgment was rendered upon motion and ^notice thereof duly served upon the obligors in the bond, agreeably to the law’s of Virginia.

It is not pretended that there is any intrinsic error in this judgment to warrant its reversal; but it is contended that the…

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  5. White v. CrumpWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882

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