Tighe v. Morrison
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of tlie plaintiff, entered upon a verdict of the jury at the Livingston Circuit, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Haight, J.:
This action was brought to recover the amount which plaintiff had been compelled to pay as surety upon an administrator’s bond.
In June, 1875, Ann McKittrick, Michael Dowdall and the ¡defendant James Morrison were appointed administratrix and .administrators of the goods, chattels and credits of Hugh McKitt-rick, deceased, upon condition that they execute and file with the ¡surrogate of Livingston county a bond, with two sureties, in the •penal sum of $3,000. This bond was subsequently executed and •filed, signed by the plaintiff and one William McLaughlin, as ¡sureties. On the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mallory v. . GillettNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Leonard v. VredenburghNew York Supreme Court · 1811
- Farley v. ClevelandNew York Supreme Court · 1825
- Prime v. . KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Smart v. . SmartNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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