Birckhead v. Saunders's Ex'r.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Harford County Court. This was an action ot debt, brought on an appeal bond executed by the appellant, and others, on the 5th of February 1822, to the appellee’s testratrix, reciting that Charlton Waltham, and Hester his wife, administratrix of James H. Taylor, for the use of Elizabeth Saunders, obtained judgment in Harford county court at August term 1821, against the said Elizabeth Birckhead, and others, for the sum of, &c. from which judgment the said…
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Appeal from Harford County Court. This was an action ot debt, brought on an appeal bond executed by the appellant, and others, on the 5th of February 1822, to the appellee’s testratrix, reciting that Charlton Waltham, and Hester his wife, administratrix of James H. Taylor, for the use of Elizabeth Saunders, obtained judgment in Harford county court at August term 1821, against the said Elizabeth Birckhead, and others, for the sum of, &c. from which judgment the said Elizabeth Birckhead, &c. have prayed an appeal. The condition was in the usual form, that if the said Elizabeth Birckhead, &c.…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
On the trial of this cause in the court below, the plaintiff, to sustain the issue on his part, offered in evidence to the jury, the records and docket entries of Harford county court of August terns. 1821, from which it appeared that a judgment was rendered at that term in said court, in favour of Charlton Waltham, and Hester his wife, administratrix of James II. Taylor, for the use of Elizabeth Saunders, against Elizabeth Birckhead, John Watters and James Reardon, administrators of Thomas Jl. Birckhead, for $1000 penalty, and costs; to be released on the-payment of $500, with interest from…
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