Parr v. State ex rel. Cockey
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlie Superior Court of Baltimore City. The ease is stated iu the opinion of the Court. The cause was submitted to the Court for determination without the aid of a jury. The first four Exceptions are stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from tlie Superior Court of Baltimore City. The ease is stated iu the opinion of the Court. The cause was submitted to the Court for determination without the aid of a jury. The first four Exceptions are stated in the opinion of the Court. Fifth, Exception — At the trial the defendants offered the three following prayers: 1. The decree of the Circuit Court of the City of Baltimore, affirmed by the Court of Appeals, is not conclusively binding on these defendants; and if tlie Court believes from tlie evidence in this cause, that the release referred to in the pleadings was not procured…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, C. J.
This is an action on a guardian’s bond brought against the principal and sureties for the use of the ward, and the *229case is here ou the appeal of the sureties alone; the principal not appearing to have made defence to the action. The principal questions in the case arise on the pleadings, and hence it is necessary, to an intelligible understanding of the questions and how they are presented, that we state the pleadings with some fulness.
The declaration sets forth the condition of the bond; the settlement by the guardian in the Orphans’ Court of an account showing a balance in his hands due the…
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