Tinker v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co.
New York Supreme Court
Action to compel the defendant company the surety upon a bail bond to reconvey.to plaintiff property conveyed to it to be held as security against its liability upon such bond.
1Opinion of the CourtBookstaver, J.
This is an action to compel the defendant company, the surety upon a bail bond, ,to reconvey to the plaintiff property conveyed to it by her to be held as security against - its liability upon such bond.
It is conceded that the judgment debtor was arrested on July 12, 1897. The statute (section 111 of the Code of Civil Procedure) permits imprisonment within the jail limits of any jail for a period of only six months. That period expired on the 12th day cf January, 1898, on which date it is undisputed that the prisoner was within the limits and that no action was then pending against the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Littlefield v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Lansing v. FleetNew York Supreme Court · 1800
- Buttling v. HattonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Cortis v. DaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Wemple v. GlavinNew York Supreme Court · 1879