Huyett v. Slick
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The bill in this case was filed by tbe appellants to restrain proceedings under a fieri facias issued to enforce a judgment obtained against them in tbe Circuit Court for Washington Comity.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The bill in this case was filed by tbe appellants to restrain proceedings under a fieri facias issued to enforce a judgment obtained against them in tbe Circuit Court for Washington Comity. Tbe judgment complained of was rendered upon a recognizance given by tbe appellants to indemnify tbe county against all charges for the maintenance of an illegitimate child, of which one of the parties to the recognizance was alleged to be the father. The appellants alleged that they never intended to enter into any such recognizance, but were…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
Without .deciding several of the questions discussed in the opinion of the learned judge who determined this case in the Court below, we think the decree appealed from should be affirmed.
The recognizance complained of was entered into by the complainants on the 12th of August, 1872, and it was filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court for the County on the 28th of October, 1872, to be recorded among the proceedings of the Court. Upon application of the mother ah order was issued on the 7th of May, 1873, requiring the putative father of the illegitimate child, and his sureties, to pay to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cushwa v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1863
- Root v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1839
3Cited by1 opinion
- Akin v. Evans, Exec.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1991