Lewis v. Dwight
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of debt, brought by George A. Dwight, against Henry Lewis and Alanson Nash, on a bond, for 1500 dollars, dated the 4th of December 1829, demanding 2000 dollars in damages.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of debt, brought by George A. Dwight, against Henry Lewis and Alanson Nash, on a bond, for 1500 dollars, dated the 4th of December 1829, demanding 2000 dollars in damages. The condition of the bond was as follows : “ That if the above bounden Alanson Nash and Henry Lewis, their heirs, executors or administrators, or any of them, shall and do well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the above-named George A. Dwight all sums and sum of moneys, responsibilities, debts and dues, which the said Alanson Nash may owe the said George A. Dwight, his executors,…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The question in this case depends upon the extent of the obligation assumed by the defendants, and the true construction of the bond on which the suit is brought.
The defendants claim, that they only undertook, that Nash would pay the plaintiff 1500 dollars, if he owed so much ; and that any sums paid by Nash since the date of the bond, are to be deducted from the 1500 dollars. They further claim, that the notes payable to Dwight & Clark and to Porter Prescott, and by them indorsed to Dwight, are not debts due, within the meaning of the bond ; and further claim, that the plaintiff cannot…
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