Nations v. Beard

Appellant appeals from a judgment rendered against him and others as defendants below in an action upon a forthcoming bond.

It appears that the respondent, J. C. Nations, plaintiff below, brought suit against Roy Beard and C. Barnes before a justice of the peace in St. Francois Township, St. Francois County, Missouri, asking for judgment in the sum of $189.30 and had an attachment issued. Thereupon the defendants Beard and Barnes in that action, after their property had been attached in accordance with section 1772, Revised Statutes 1919, gave their forthcoming bond and moved the court to…