Legal Opinion

Prior v. Bodrie

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 11, 1882PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to Wayne. Debt on bond. Plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Grates, O. J.

Podrie was arrested on a capias at the ■suit of Prior, and Dubey and Shinnabar became his appearance bail. Podrie failed to appear by putting in special bail and Prior, instead or taking advantage of it to sue on the bond or proceed against the sheriff, went on to judgment against the principal and took out a fieri facias. While this writ was running, on March 24th proceedings were prosecuted before a circuit court commissioner to obtain the liberation of the bail on the basis of a surrender of the principal. 'The surrender was opposed, and the proceedings were kept pending until…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex parte BadgleyNew York Supreme Court · 1827
  2. Beecker v. SimmonsNew York Supreme Court · 1810

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chapel v. ChapelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  2. Hastings v. OsborneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942

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