Cameron v. Burger
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action originally commenced by John Manning, as District Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Oregon, against A. B. Burger and M. Kutner, to recover upon an. undertaking of bail. The present plaintiff, Cameron, having succeeded to that office, was substituted as plaintiff.
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From Multnomah: John B. Cleland, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action originally commenced by John Manning, as District Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Oregon, against A. B. Burger and M. Kutner, to recover upon an. undertaking of bail. The present plaintiff, Cameron, having succeeded to that office, was substituted as plaintiff. The first paragraph of the complaint narrates that on April 19, 1907, a criminal action was begun in the municipal court of the city of Portland, charging one Grace Reed with the crime of larceny from the person; but…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
In the printed brief of the defendants it is stated that, the whole question for consideration on appeal is whether or not the new matter in the answer constituted a good defense; but on the oral argument here the defendants urged that the complaint does not state a cause of action. We will consider these questions in inverse order.
*4621. The answer alleges that the defendants, here, understood and believed that the defendant, Grace Need, had been surrendered to the sheriff, and that the sureties were no longer liable upon their undertaking for her appearance. This falls short of an exoneration of…
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