15 Ind. 219 | Ind. | 1860
This was an action by Burk against Howard and Armstrong, upon a replevin bond. The complaint alleges these facts: On Hovember 12, 1858, Howard commenced an action of replevin, in said Court, against Burlt^ to recover sixteen fat hogs, alleged to be the property of Howard, and to be unlawfully detained by Burk. The sheriff, by virtue of a writ of replevin issued in said action, seized the hogs, and having delivered them to Howard, took from him a bond in the penalty of $600, with Armstrong as his security, conditioned, that “If Howard shall well and -truly prosecute his suit to effect, and without delay, &c., and make return of the hogs to Burk, if a return be
Defendants, in their answer, admit the proceedings and judgment as stated in the complaint; but aver that, upon the rendition of said judgment, they prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court, which was granted, upon the condition that they would file an appeal bond to the approval of the cleric of said Court of Common Pleas; and the defendants in fact say that Howard, on February 21,1859, did file such bond, in the penalty of $500, with John Hindman as his surety, which bond was, on said last named day, taken and approved by said clerk; and the same is conditioned to the effect that the appellant would prosecute his appeal and abide by, and pay, the judgment, &c., which might be affirmed against him, &c. And, further, the defendants say that said clerk, at the request of Howard, has made out a complete transcript of the proceedings and judgment in the replevin suit, and that the same is now ready to be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court; wherefore they aver that said appeal, in said replevin suit, is now pending in the Supreme Court, &c.
The plaintiff demurred to this answer; but his demurrer was overruled, and he excepted.
Was the bond, “ taken and approved by the clerk,” operative as a supersedeas ¶ This is the only question presented for our consideration. The code says: “When an appeal is taken during the term at which judgment is rendered, it shall operate as a stay of all further proceedings on the judgment, upon the appeal bond being filed by the appellant, payable to the appellee, with condition that he will prosecute his appeal, &c., with such penalty and surety as the Court shall
The judgment is reversed, with costs. Cause remanded, &e.