Bishop v. Freeman

This was an action of trespass in which defendant justified under an execution title, obtained on sale upon a transcript of a justice’s judgment. Eecovery was had below, and error is brought on several grounds. The principal question relates to the validity of the justice’s judgment.-

The suit before the justice was on a bond in the penal sum of |2000 to secure such indebtedness or liability in any form as might be incurred by one L. N. Melosh to the Domestic Sewing Machine Company. The bond was joint and several. Freeman was sued severally, and the transcript contains the following recital of…