Barber v. Burrows

Jul 1, 1876
No. 4447
Reporters:
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By the Court:

The instrument of September 2, 1872, was never completely executed. ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍It is evident upon an inspection of the writing itself that it was intended to be signed by all ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍the parties to the contract upon which it was indorsed. These parties were the two principals in the contract ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍and the two sureties upon the bond attached to and forming a part of the contract. It was signed ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍by but three of these persons.

As the contract for the extension of time was not complete, it was not ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍obligatory.

Judgment and order denying a now trial affirmed. Remittitur forthwith.