Commonwealth v. Carey

Citations

• 65 Pa. Super. 360
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 85

Syllabus

<p>Appeals — Bonds-—Principal and surety — Partnership.</p> <p>The term “to prosecute an appeal with effect,” in an appeal bond means to prosecute the appeal with success.</p> <p>Where three persons are sued as partners, and judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff, and a bond is entered' on appeal so that the appeal shall act as a supersedeas, and the bond is signed in the partnership name by one of the partners and by the surety, the surety cannot, after the judgment has been affirmed, claim that he was not liable on the bond, because all of the partners did not sign it.</p>