Ray v. McDevitt
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson; Peck, J. Assumpsit by Pitts B. Ray against John McDevitt and Edward C. Morrissey on an indemnity bond. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Plaintiff brought this action as assignee of Charles C. Bloomfield, Theodore A. King, and Henrietta Watts, administratrix of the estate of John W. Watts, deceased, against the defendants, upon a bond of indemnity. The declaration alleges substantially:
1. The filing of an official bond by Mark H. Ray, as sheriff of Jackson county, with Charles C. Bloomfield, Theodore A. King, and John W. Watts as sureties.
2. The recovery by Zenas R. Wright, in the Jackson circuit court, of a judgment against Will Beach, John McDevitt, and Edward C. Morrissey, which judgment was on October 10, 1890, affirmed by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Denny v. LincolnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1809
- Scott v. ShawNew York Supreme Court · 1816
- Packard v. TisdaleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1862
- Wright v. BeachMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Buffendeau v. BrooksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
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