Campbell v. Jones
New York Supreme Court
This was an action of covenant, tried at the Seneca circuit in June, 1829, before the Hon. Daniel Mosely, one of the circuit judges.
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This was an action of covenant, tried at the Seneca circuit in June, 1829, before the Hon. Daniel Mosely, one of the circuit judges. The plaintiff declared on a covenant under seal executed by the defendant, bearing date 16th January, 1827, whereby the defendant promised to save harmless and indemnify the plaintiff from all costs and charges by reason of having his name inserted as one of the lessors of the plaintiff in six ejectment suits prosecuted in this court, which were specified in the covenant; the other lessor named in the covenant was William Hageman: which covenant was set forth in…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Marcy, J.
At a very early age in England, when the state of society was very different from what it is now there, or ever has been here, many acts were adjudged to be maintenance which have long since ceased to be regarded as morally or legally censurable. A less rigorous eonstruetion is now given to the statute prohibiting this of-fence than formerly. This subject received a full discussion in the case of Thallhimer v. Brinckerhoff, (3 Cowen, 623,) and the opinion delivered by Chancellor. Sandford met with the approbation of every member of the court of the last resort in this…
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