Thompson v. Lockwood
New York Supreme Court
IN ERROR, to the court of common pleas of the county . 01 Orange* The defendant in error, who was sheriff of the county of Orange, brought an action in the court below, against the plaintiff in error, as surety in a bond for the gaol liberties.
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IN ERROR, to the court of common pleas of the county . 01 Orange* The defendant in error, who was sheriff of the county of Orange, brought an action in the court below, against the plaintiff in error, as surety in a bond for the gaol liberties. At the trial, in the September term, 1817, of the court below’ plain tiff below gave in evidence a bond executed to him, as sheriff, by William Lawrence and the defendant he-v low, dated May 27th, 1816, by which they bound themselves, jointly and severally, in the sum of 424 dollars, and 34 cents, with condition that Lawrence being in custody by virtue…
1Opinion of the Court
, Spencer, J.
delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the common pleas of Orange county. The defendant here, who was plaintiff below, sued on a joint and several bond, entered into by the plaintiff in error and William Lawrence, to the defendant, as sheriff of the county of Orange, conditioned that Lawrence would remain a true and faithful prisoner on two writs of ca. sa. issued out of the common pleas of Orange, and not escape or go without the limits of the gaol liberties of that county.
We are to intend from the hill of exceptions that the plaintiff below proved every…
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