Ammidon v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an action of debt brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, in the circuit court of Rhode-Island, on a bond dated the 31 st day of Aiu gust, 1810, with a condition, that if Simon Smith, a prisoner in jail, at the suit of the said Philip Ammidon, shall “ continue and be a true prisoner in the custody, guard,, and safe keeping of Roger Allenton, keeper of the said prison, &c., within the limits of the said prison, until he shall be lawfully discharged, without…
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This was an action of debt brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, in the circuit court of Rhode-Island, on a bond dated the 31 st day of Aiu gust, 1810, with a condition, that if Simon Smith, a prisoner in jail, at the suit of the said Philip Ammidon, shall “ continue and be a true prisoner in the custody, guard,, and safe keeping of Roger Allenton, keeper of the said prison, &c., within the limits of the said prison, until he shall be lawfully discharged, without committing any manner of escape, or escapes, during the term of his restraint, then this obligation to be-void,” &c. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch, J,,
delivered the opinion of the court, and,, after stating the facts, proceeded as follows :
The act of the legislature of Rhode-Island, on which this case depends, enacts, “ That it shall and may be lawful for the sheriffs of the several counties, to grant to any person imprisoned for debt, a chamber in any of the houses, or apartments, belonging to such prison, and liberty of the yard within the limits thereof, on his giving bond to the creditor, with two sufficient sureties,, in double the amount of the debt, with condition to remain a true prisoner until lawfully discharged,…
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