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4 S.C.L. 84

Usher v. Frink

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 15, 1806

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1806-05-15

Sci. fa. against bail, before Trezevant, J., in Charleston. The declaration stated that judgment had been obtained, in the original action, against Theophilus Pease, against whom execution issued, and that sheriff had returned non est inv. That sheriff had returned to the capias ad respondendum against Pease in the original act cepi corpus, and had marked the names of the defendants as bail; and that they were liable, and prays judgment.

Decided 1806-05-15

Grimke, J.,

¶1delivered the unanimous opinion of all the court. The declaration is insufficient. It ought to appear by the declaration that the defendants actually became bail to the sheriff. It is immaterial to them whether the sheriff endorsed their names on the writ, or returned them as bail, if, in fact, they never engaged to him as bail. To render a party liable as bail to the sheriff, it ought to appear substantially to the court, that he entered into an express engagement to answer for the appearance of the party sued in the original action, and that default was made by that other party.

¶2The substance of the bail bond ought to be stated.

¶3Judgment for the defendant.

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