Reed ex rel. Miller v. Garvin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. The record of this case was brought before the court, on a writ of error to the Common Pleas of Adams county, where a suit was brought by the plaintiff in error against Phillip Sleutz and William Garvin, the latter of whom having died, his executors, the defendants in error, were substituted.
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IN ERROR. The record of this case was brought before the court, on a writ of error to the Common Pleas of Adams county, where a suit was brought by the plaintiff in error against Phillip Sleutz and William Garvin, the latter of whom having died, his executors, the defendants in error, were substituted. It was an action of debt on a bond, given by the said Phillip Sleutz and William Garvin, to Thomas C. Reed, dated April 1st, 1816, conditioned fpr the payment of five hundred dollaars, on the 1st of April, ISIS. Thomas C. Reed assigned the bond to James H. Miller, by whom it was assigned to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Duncan, J.
An action had been brought on the bond against Phillip Sleutz, and William .Garvin, who were joint obligors. The debt is admitted to be the proper debt of Sleutz, and Garvin was only the security. The action was arbitrated, and a report of referees filed, in favour of the plaintiff, from which, an appeal was taken. The report of the referees, remains as a judgment, for the purpose of lien. During the pendency of the appeal, Garvin died, and this proceeding is instituted, in order to reach the real estate of Garvin. The plea, by the…
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