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Ex parte Fulton

New York Supreme Court
Oct 15, 1827
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The only question is, whether this bond be

valid and binding ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍on the surety without his being named .in it. We think it is. It is enough in any contract, that ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍the intent of the party clearly appear, though it be not expressed fully and particularly. A full intent to be ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍bound by the terms of this bond, is plain from the act of executing it. This view of the case ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍is not only reasonable, but is supported by the authorities. (Dobson v. Keys, Cro. Jac. 261; Smith v. Crooker, 5 Id. 538, 540.) Both cases cited ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍are in point. [1]

Motion denied.

Notes

See N. Y. Dig. vol. 1, tit. Appeal.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex parte Fulton
Court Name: New York Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1827
Citation: 7 Cow. 484
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
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