Merritt v. J. A. Stafford Co.

Dewey Merritt has appealed from an order denying his motion for judgment on an appeal bond.

Merritt recovered judgment against the J. A. Stafford Company, a corporation, and one of its employees for $434,441.68 for personal injuries suffered in a truck accident, and Merritt's employer recovered judgment for $21,255.93 against Stafford and its employee for property damage.1

Stafford and its employee filed a notice of appeal, and on May 22, 1964, Stuyvesant Insurance Company filed an “undertaking for Appeal Bond as provided by Section 942 C.C.P.” The document recites that Stuyvesant obligates…