Davis v. Kingsley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of debt on bond against Alpheus Kingsley, Elisha Mansfield and James S. Clarh. The bond was dated the 14th of September, 1836, and was executed by Kingsley, as principal, and by Mansfield and Clark, as sureties.
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This was an action of debt on bond against Alpheus Kingsley, Elisha Mansfield and James S. Clarh. The bond was dated the 14th of September, 1836, and was executed by Kingsley, as principal, and by Mansfield and Clark, as sureties. Annexed to it was a condition stipulating for the performance of the following agreement by indenture between the plaintiff and Kingsley: “ That the said Davis, for the consideration hereinafter named, and for the consideration of one dollar, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged to him paid, by the said Kingsley, doth hereby covenant, contract and agree to and…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
It appeared that Kingsley, the cove-*293nantor in the original agreement, had contracted to receive certain goods of the plaintiff, and to convey to him lands own-. ed by himself or Clark, another defendant, in the city of Buffalo]; and for the purpose of shewing that he had performed such contract, he offered in evidence deeds, with the usual covenants of seisin and warranty, of certain lands in said city, to Clark, without any evidence that the grantors or Clark had any possession of said lands, or any other evidence tending to shew title, except that said lands were pointed out…
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