McArthur v. Barnes

TARLTON, Chief Justice.

On June 20, 1893, the appellant, as plaintiff, sued the appellees, as defendants. These are, H. J. Barnes, Dave McBride, T. J. Wilson, T. H. Jones, J. A. White, and Mrs. M. A. Byers, the last of whom, since the accrual of the cause of action, had intermarried with one Emmett Powers, sued also as a formal defendant. The plaintiff sought to recover damages for the breach of a sequestration bond and of a replevin bond executed by H. J. Barnes as principal and the remaining defendants, except Emmett Powers, as sureties. The facts alleged were, substantially, that on the 9th…