Suckley v. Slade

Decided November 15, 1839

Debt on a bond in the penalty of $9,794, dated 18th of April, 1820, conditioned to be void upon the defendant’s paying to the plaintiff one third of the debt due by the defendant’s father to the plaintiff if he himself should not pay the whole debt on or before the 1st of January, 1822.

Decided 1839-11-15

¶1The Court

(Morsell, J.,

¶2contrcl,) rendered judgment for the defendant, upon the case stated, being of opinion that the time of the defendant’s residence in Alexandria may be added to his residence in Washington, so as to give him the benefit of the Maryland statute of twelve years’ limitation.