Bower v. Patterson

Bower obtained a ¿judgment against Patterson and others in a justice’s court. The defendants, within the time prescribed by law, entered their appeal to the superior court, giving bond with surety, the bond being approved and accepted by the justice of the peace. On the same day, the plaintiff having objected to the sufficiency of the bond, the justice erased his approval of the same and returned the appeal papers, together with all the papers in the case, to the attorney of the defendants, with direction that he get better security. This the attorney failed to do, but on the same day,…