Joy v. Wurtz

WASHINGTON, Circuit Justice (PETERS, District Judge, absent).

I have considered this case with attention, with a view to discover, if I could, any solid ground upon which to relieve the complainants: for it is clear, that the release to William Wurtz was given under a mistaken opinion, that the proceedings, then depending against Christopher Wurtz under the commission of bankruptcy, would render the instrument inoperative as to him. But if a misapprehension of the legal consequences of a release to one joint debtor, can furnish a sufficient reason for setting it aside, the principle from which…