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2 S.C.L. 406

Gibbes v. Mitchell

Court of Appeals of South Carolina · decided 1802-07-01

<p>Privilege of one of the debtor’s in a joint and several bond on account of his being a member of the legislature,shall not protect the other co-obligor on a separate action against him on the same bond*</p>

Decided 1802-07-01

¶1But the other judges, after hearing argument, unanimously confirmed the decision of the judge in the circuit court below ; because, on every joint and several bond, where the actions are separated against two or more defendants, every individual is liable in his separate and distinct capacity ; and the privilege or exemption from arrest, which the law allows to one of the defendants, will not prevent the ordinary course of justice, against any of the other co-obligors. This privilege is not to be extended by implication, because a fellow debtor is entitled to legislative exA emption from arrests.

¶2New trial refused.

Present, Grimke, Johnson, Trezevant and BRE-VARD.
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