Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/27/1889
Miller v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 127 Pa. 122
- 17 A. 864
- 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1091
Syllabus
<p>The surety on the recognizance of a defendant convicted of desertion, conditioned that the defendant will pay a weekly sum for the support of his wife, cannot be absolved from liability by an offer to surrender the body of the principal: the obligation of the recognizance is voluntary and can be discharged only by payment according to its terms.</p>
Judges: Clark, Collum, Green, Paxson, Williams
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SchmeltzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1910-10-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MillerNorthumberland County Court of Common Pleas· 1933-09-05
- Commonwealth v. MorrowGreene County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1927-05-16
- Commonwealth v. EttingerLehigh County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1956-03-26
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