Armstrong v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of Debt, instituted bj the appellees against the appellant, on the 22d of March, 1828, on a bond signed and sealed by “Robert Armstrong fy Co.” in favor of “Robert Robinson fy Co.” bearing date on the 18th May, 1837, in the penalty of $5000, to be paid in three months from the date thereof, conditioned as follows.
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Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of Debt, instituted bj the appellees against the appellant, on the 22d of March, 1828, on a bond signed and sealed by “Robert Armstrong fy Co.” in favor of “Robert Robinson fy Co.” bearing date on the 18th May, 1837, in the penalty of $5000, to be paid in three months from the date thereof, conditioned as follows. “The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas several difficulties exist in the settlement of monied and commercial concerns, between the above named Robert Armstrong Co. and the said Robert Robinson 8f Co., and they…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchasaíí, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first question raised upon the pleadings in this cause is, whether according to the proper construction of the arbitration bond on which the suit is brought, the award should not have been made within three months from the date of the bond.
No time is limited in the condition of the bond for making the award, but the argument on the part of the appellant, in support of the affirmative of the proposition, is drawn from the words, “by us to be paid to the said Robert Robinson fy Co. three months from the date hereof,” to be found in the…
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