Lincoln v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, in an action of debt on a bond, dated the 19th of July, 1820, given under the provisions of the act of assembly of the 2Sth of March, 1S20, by Abel F. Lincoln and Charles Raymond, to William S. Williams, conditioned for the appearance of the said Abel F. Lincoln, “ before the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, at the next term, to be held on the second Monday of August, 1S20, and then and…
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IN ERROR. Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, in an action of debt on a bond, dated the 19th of July, 1820, given under the provisions of the act of assembly of the 2Sth of March, 1S20, by Abel F. Lincoln and Charles Raymond, to William S. Williams, conditioned for the appearance of the said Abel F. Lincoln, “ before the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, at the next term, to be held on the second Monday of August, 1S20, and then and there to remain and abide the final order of the said court, to be made during such term, and surrender himself to prison,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, J.
Lincoln, one of the defendants below, was arrested in vacation, and together with Raymond, the other defendant, gave bond under the act of the 28th of March, 1820, for his appearance at the next court, to surrender himself to prison, on failing to comply with all things required by law, to entitle him to a discharge under the insolvent laws. He did, in fact, appear and was discharged; but the judge who tried the cause, directed the jury, that if he had personal property sufficient to pay the debt, and yet suffered himself to be arrested, the…
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