Bolton v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. This was a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county. The plaintiff in error, Aquila M. Bolton, was plaintiff below. The plaintiff Aquila M. Bolton, had brought an action on the ease against Samuel Thompson, in the same court, which was referred to arbitrators, and a report was made in favour of the plaintiff for five hundred and six dollars and eighty-nine cents. The defendant’s appeal was stated on the record as follows.
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IN ERROR. This was a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county. The plaintiff in error, Aquila M. Bolton, was plaintiff below. The plaintiff Aquila M. Bolton, had brought an action on the ease against Samuel Thompson, in the same court, which was referred to arbitrators, and a report was made in favour of the plaintiff for five hundred and six dollars and eighty-nine cents. The defendant’s appeal was stated on the record as follows. “ April, 2d 1819, the defendant appeals, pays the costs, files his affidavit of defence, and defendant and William Robinson, each tent in one…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Duncan, J.
This was a scire facias against the defendant on a recognizance of bail, on an appeal from the report of arbitrators, stating “ that William Robinson became pledge and security, that all such debts, damages, costs, 'and charges, as should be adjudged to the plaintiff, in his action against Samuel Thompson, should be levied on his goods, lands, and tenements, unless the said Samuel Thompson should discharge or pay the same, or render himself to the sheriff of Allegheny county, at the jail of the said county, in satisfaction thereof, and that…
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