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7 N.J.L. 165

Warwick v. Matlack

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided May 15, 1824

Supreme Court of New Jersey · decided 1824-05-15

A judgment on a bond and warrant of attorney had been entered as of the-'term of May last, in the usual form, under the “act directing the mode of entering judgments upon bonds with warrants of attorney to confess judgments, (Rev. Latos 685) by William Warwick against Abraham Matlack. The bond upon which the judgment had been entered was dated the 22d of January, 1821, and conditioned for the payment of $1,400, in three years from the date thereof, with interest annually.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1933

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Decided 1824-05-15

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Kirkpatrick, O. J.

¶1The proceedings are substantially .according to the true spirit and intention of the act. The law intended that a man should have his legal remedy upon "this statute, in the same way and to the same extent as if he had proceeded by summons or by a regular suit.

Ford, J.

¶2By the principles of the common law, the whole penalty is due upon the non-payment of the interest, and for the amount of the penalty the judgment was always entered; .and, in order to be relieved, the debtor was obliged to resort to chancery; but now the practice was, to endorse upon the execution the sum or instalment actually due, and the levy was made for that amount only.

Eossell, J. concurred.

¶3Motion to set aside the judgment refused.*

¶4 Sec, upon this subject. 2 Arch. JPrac. 18; Ilardw. 270; 16 East. 163; 1 M. & S. 706. In debt on bond for the performance of covenant, &c„ where breaches are suggested, &c., under the statute, (Mev. Laws 306-7) although the writ of execution must be for the entire penalty, damages and costs, yet it should be endorsed to levy only the •damages assessed upon the breaches, the costs found by the jury, the costs of increase, and the costs of execution. 1 Arch. lJrac. 267.

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