Dwyer v. . Cutler

Dec 5, 1827
Reporters:
Before:
Tati
*313 Tati,or, Chief-Justice,

The act of 1820, extending the jurisdiction of Justices to one hundred dollars, does ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍not embrace this case. The words are, “ bonds, notes and liquidated accounts.” There is a guaranty under seal, on which the sole, remedy is by an action of ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍cove* want, in which damages would be recovered for the nonperformance of the guaranty.

It was certainly not the design of the act, that Magistrates should have jurisdiction of a ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍case, in which questions are likely to arise, which it would be difficul» for them to settle. The construction of a guaranty, the extent of the obligation imposed ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍by it, and the degree of diligence which, under the circumstances of the case, the Plaintiff’ is bound to use, require the consideration of a Jury, aided by a ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍Court qualified to instruct them.

There ought to be a new trial.

Per Curiam.* — -Judgment reversed.