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... bond to insure that , if he lost , the judgment would be paid . He induced a Mr. Holland to sign that bond with him to guarantee it . The 1846 decision was affirmed , but Pearl did not pay the judgment . This left the plain- tiff with ...
... bond to insure that , if he lost , the judgment would be paid . He induced a Mr. Holland to sign that bond with him to guarantee it . The 1846 decision was affirmed , but Pearl did not pay the judgment . This left the plain- tiff with ...
Page 53
... bond . The exact words of the bond which Pearl and Holland had signed here become important . The bond had been " for the sum of $ 909.41 debt , and $ 7.503⁄4 cost . " The actual 1846 judgment was for the sum of $ 851.54 debt and ...
... bond . The exact words of the bond which Pearl and Holland had signed here become important . The bond had been " for the sum of $ 909.41 debt , and $ 7.503⁄4 cost . " The actual 1846 judgment was for the sum of $ 851.54 debt and ...
Page 54
... bond , agreed in the total amount of the recovery , the omission to state in the bond how much of the judgment was in debt and how much in damages , does not constitute a variance between them . " The court also noted that " it would be ...
... bond , agreed in the total amount of the recovery , the omission to state in the bond how much of the judgment was in debt and how much in damages , does not constitute a variance between them . " The court also noted that " it would be ...
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