Sarmiento v. Davis Boat & Oar Co.

This suit was brought under the watercraft law of this State. The vessel, which had been attached, was released upon the filing of a bond, signed “The Davis Boat & Oar Company, by Edgar A. Davis, President.” Judgment went against the boat company and George S. Davis, the surety on the bond. Both complainants and defendants appealed to this Court. The appeal bond was signed by the Davis Boat & Oar Company in the same manner as was the bond upon which the judgment is based. No objection was taken to the form of that bond, and the authority of Mr. Davis, its president, to execute it was not…