Rayner v. Bell

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Rayner v. Bell

15 Mass. 377

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court·Decided March 15, 1819·Published

Opinion

By the Court.

This case is settled by the case of Young vs. Hosmer, 11 Mass. Rep. 89. There seems to be no reason for requiring a creditor first to prosecute a fruitless suit against the bail; thus increasing the final expense to the officer. If he has taken insufficient bail, the wrong is then done, and the right of action accrues,

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By the Court.

This case is settled by the case of Young vs. Hosmer, 11 Mass. Rep. 89. There seems to be no reason for requiring a creditor first to prosecute a fruitless suit against the bail; thus increasing the final expense to the officer. If he has taken insufficient bail, the wrong is then done, and the right of action accrues,

Footnotes

Rayner v. Bell, 15 Mass. 377 (Mass. 1819).

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