Davis v. Fearis

This was an action by the appellees as executors of the last will and testament of James Huston, deceased, against the appellants, on an obligation in the form of a bond of indemnity executed by the appellants to said deceased. The bond is in the penalty of three thousand dollars, and is dated August 5th, 1865. The condition recites that the deceased had sold and transferred to Jeptha Steele, Robert Marks and John S. Reid three-fourths of a stock of goods, groceries, merchandise, notes, book accounts, and fixtures, owned and held by him in the firm name of Huston & Co., in the town of…