Pepper v. Donnelly
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Casts 46 — PETITION APPEAL PROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. The dismissal of an action otherwise than on its merits is not a bar to another action. (Kendal v. Talbot, 1 A. K. M., 321; Thomas v. Hite, 5 B. M., 590; Freeman on Judgments, section 267; Huey’s Adm’r v. Bedding’s Heirs, 3 Dana, 488; Bracken County Court v. Eobertson County Court, 6 Bush, 74; Jones v. Gallatin County, 78 Ky., 495; Poster v. The Bichard Busteed, 100 Mass., 411; Post v. Pearson, 108 TJ.
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Casts 46 — PETITION APPEAL PROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. The dismissal of an action otherwise than on its merits is not a bar to another action. (Kendal v. Talbot, 1 A. K. M., 321; Thomas v. Hite, 5 B. M., 590; Freeman on Judgments, section 267; Huey’s Adm’r v. Bedding’s Heirs, 3 Dana, 488; Bracken County Court v. Eobertson County Court, 6 Bush, 74; Jones v. Gallatin County, 78 Ky., 495; Poster v. The Bichard Busteed, 100 Mass., 411; Post v. Pearson, 108 TJ. S., 418; Brackett v. Hoitt, 20 N. H., 260.) Brief not in record.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HOLT
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The appellee, Charles Donnelly, in 1876, became the surety of the administrator of John Pepper. In 1880 the appellant, William Pepper, as the distributee, brought an action upon the bond. A general demurrer to the petition having been overruled, the appellee relied upon the execution of a new bond in June, 1879, with other surety, as releasing him from all liability. The answer presented nothing else as a defense, and its averments in no way aided the petition. A demurrer to it was also overruled, and a reply then filed, denying that the *261execution…
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