South v. Maryland Ex Rel. Pottle
Supreme Court of the United States
This case came up by writ of error from the circuit court of the United States for the District of 'Maryland, having been tried in that court by the late Judge Glenn, district judge.
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This case came up by writ of error from the circuit court of the United States for the District of 'Maryland, having been tried in that court by the late Judge Glenn, district judge. It was an action brought in the name of the State of Maryland by Pottle upon a sheriffs’ bond, given, by South with the other plaintiffs in error as sureties. ' Under the instructions of the court below, the verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff Being brought to this court, by writ of error, it was argued at a former term, and was ordered to be reargued and the following questions suggested for discussion:—…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
In this case a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff in the court below, and the defendant moved, in arrest of judgment, “ that the matters set out in the declaration of the plaintiff are not sufficient, in law, to support the action.” If if be found that the court erred in overruling this motion and in éntering judgment on the verdict, a consideration of the other points raised on the trial will be'unnecessary.
The action is brought on the official bond of South, as sheriff of Washington county. The declaration sets forth the condition of the bond at length. The breach alleged is, in…
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