Richards v. Brockenbrough's administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an appeal from the superior court of King William county, where John Richards brought a suit against Newman Brockenbrough, as surviving obligor of Beale and Brockenbrough. The action was brought on an arbitration bond, executed by the said Beale and Brockenbrough to the said Richards.
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This was an appeal from the superior court of King William county, where John Richards brought a suit against Newman Brockenbrough, as surviving obligor of Beale and Brockenbrough. The action was brought on an arbitration bond, executed by the said Beale and Brockenbrough to the said Richards. The condition of this bond recites, that a certain difference having taken place between líenle and Richards, the parties agree to abide by tlie determination and award of George I*hill Young, and John Gresham, so that it be made under their band hy the first day of January, 1810 ; but if the said…
1Opinion of the Court
May 17.
Judge Cabell,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*452This is an action of debt, brought by the appellant, John Richards, against Newman Brockenbrougb, as surviving obligor, in a bond executed on the 21st December, 1809, to the said John Richards, by John H. Beale and the said Newman Brockenbrough, for the performance of an award or umpirage to be made of matters in difference between Beale and Richards.
The condition of the bond required the arbitrators to make their award by the 1st day of January, 1810 ; but, if they could not agree, they were then to choose a third person, whose decision…
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