Alley v. Hawthorn

The judgment of the court was delivered by

Eustis, C. J.

The plaintiffs having obtained judgment against Cary Robinson, the latter appealed, and, on the 12th of June, 1839, John N. Hawthorn became his surety on an appeal bond. Pending the appeal,' Robinson made a surrender of his property in one of our courts, became a bankrupt under the bankrupt act, and afterwards died. The syndic, the assignee, and the curator of his estate, were made parties to the appeal, and the judgment was affirmed in June last. 11 Robinson, 190. The plaintiffs took out their execution against Robinson, which was…