Legal Opinion
Melton v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 18, 1915No. 4455PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Error from District Court, Ottawa County; Preston 8. Davis, Judge. Action by the State against J. H. Melton. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, C.
1. This was an action upon a forfeited bail bond. The defendant filed a general demurrer against the petition, which was overruled, and, the defendant refusing to plead further, judgment was entered for the amount' of the bond, from which defendant appealed. The parties will be given the same designation as below.
The defendant assigns the following as his reasons why the demurrer should have been sustained:
“First, because the petition of the plaintiff below failed to show that the prisoner, Walter Hamilton, was discharged by reason of his having 'executed the bond in question.
“Secon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Caffrey v. DudgeonIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
- Benedict v. BrayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1852
- State v. HuffordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Shriver v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Territory of Oklahoma Ex Rel. Thacker v. WoodringSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Abel v. State Ex Rel. SayeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Manning v. State Ex Rel. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Dunn v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Addington v. State Ex Rel. PruetSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Davis v. State Ex Rel. HodgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
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