51 Vt. 609 | Vt. | 1879
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The defendant by oyer having brought the bond and its condition upon the record, the question raised by the demurrer is, whether the bond and its condition show a legal commitment of John M. Little to the jail in Caledonia County, so that the defendant is liable as surety on the bond for the escape or departure of Little from the limits of the jail yard. The conditions of the bond must show a legal commitment of Little, in order that the plaintiff may hold Abbott liable as surety on the bond for his escape or departure from the limits of the jail yard.
The condition of the bond states that said- Little was committed on an execution in favor of the plaintiff against said Little, is
The pro forma judgment of the County Court is reversed, and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for the sums stated in the condition to the bond.