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Fales v. McDonald

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided May 31, 1911PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Assumpsit.

1Opinion of the CourtDubois, C. J.

This is an action of assumpsit brought by one surety upon a bond, given to release personal property from attachment against his co-surety for contribution to the extent of one-half of the sum of $5,625.00, which the plaintiff alleges that he has been obliged to pay to satisfy a verdict which had been found against one John M. Peck, the principal in said bond.

It appears that on the 6th day of February, 1907, Arthur P. Johnson, trustee in bankruptcy of Benjamin W. Comstock, commenced suit against John M. Peck, doing business as the Eastern Dry Goods Company, by issuing a writ of attachment,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lent v. New York & Massachusetts Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. McLaughlin v. DohertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Blatchford v. NewberryIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Gipson v. OgdenIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Bothfeld v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rice v. SnowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976

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