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24 Wend. 274

Stever v. Sornberger

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1840

New York Supreme Court · decided 1840-07-15

Demurrer to pleas. The plaintiff declared in debt on a recognizance of - bail entered into by the defendant, Uriah Sornberger, as the bail and manucaptor of Ransom Sornberger, in an action commenced against the latter by the plaintiff in this court, by capias, returnable in the term of October, 1836.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently March 1848

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Decided 1840-07-15

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¶1*By the Court,

Nelson, Ch. J.

¶2The bail is estopped from [ *276 ] denying that his principal was liable to. arrest—it is conceded by entering into the recognizance. 2 Ld. Raym. 1535. 8 Wendell, 481, 2. The privilege set up belongs to the principal alone; he may waive it if he pleases ; and which we are bound here to assume he did do, otherwise he would have applied to the court, or a judge at chambers, for a discharge, instead of putting in bail. The idea of duress is absurd, as special bail do not come into the cause till after the return of the writ, and abundant opportunity to apply for the discharge.

¶3The remedy of the bail, is a surrender according to the rules and practice of the court, or the principal might have procured an exoneretur without it, if he had moved in time. 9 Wendell, 462. 19 id. 122.

¶4Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer, leave to amend on usual terms.

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