Legal Opinion

Bridges v. Reed

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 28, 1872PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Case 29 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL PROM PAYETTE CIROUIT COURT. CITED 9 Dana, Morrison v. Stockwell. 2 B. Mon. 84, Morris v. Evans. 1 Bush, 475, Joyce v. Joyce’s adm’r. 5 Bush, 14, Nutall’s adm’r v. Brannin’s ex’r. 2 J. J. Marsh. 122, Buckner v. Morris. 15 B. Mon. 77, Smith v. Latimer.

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Case 29 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL PROM PAYETTE CIROUIT COURT. CITED 9 Dana, Morrison v. Stockwell. 2 B. Mon. 84, Morris v. Evans. 1 Bush, 475, Joyce v. Joyce’s adm’r. 5 Bush, 14, Nutall’s adm’r v. Brannin’s ex’r. 2 J. J. Marsh. 122, Buckner v. Morris. 15 B. Mon. 77, Smith v. Latimer. CITED Burge on Suretyship, 848-850. 2 B. Mon. 86, Morris v. Evans. 7 J. J. Marsh. 559, Hickman, &c. v. McOurdy. 9 Dana, 488, Morrison v. Page. 1 Bush, 475, Joyce v. Joyce’s adm’r, &e. 15 B. Mon. 79, Smith v. Latimer.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE PRYOR

delivered the opinion oe the court.

Isaac T. Bridges executed his note to J. B. Swope, with the appellee, W. L. Reed, his surety, for one hundred and fifty-nine dollars, due in six months from the 26th day of April, 1859. Bridges having failed to pay the note, W. L. Reed, the surety, instituted this action against Bridges, alleging that he paid the note in full to Swope, and that the same was thereupon assigned to him by the latter, and asks judgment for the amount paid by him, with interest and costs.

The appellant, Bridges, filed a general demurrer to the petition, and also an…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Benge's Administrator v. FoutsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  2. Newton's v. FieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  3. Bartley v. Ford'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927

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