Blake v. Blanchard

Jul 1, 1861
Reporters:
Before:
Davis

The opinion of the Court was announced by

Davis, J.

The judgment, as against this ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‍defendant, was correctly described, as it was in fact. He was not injured by *298the mistake in the name of his co-defendant. There was no duress, ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‍and the bond is valid. Perhaps he would not be estopped by his bond from showing that there was no judgment against him, so that his arrest ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‍was unlawful. But he should be estopped from taking advantage of merely technical and clerical errors. If, when arrested, he had been brought before ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‍us on habeas corpus, instead of discharging him, we should have permitted the clerk to correct the execution. He can be in no better condition.. The mistake ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‍was not in his name. Exceptions overruled.

Tenney, C. J., Appleton, Cutting, Goodenow and Kent, JJ., concurred.