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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Gunter vs. Mooney
    A woman and another entered into a written agreement on July 15,. 1862, whereby the other party was to take the son of the woman, feed and clothe him, and give him a common school education, and a horse, bridle and saddle when he became twenty-one years of age; the son became of age in December, 1874, and brought suit in 1880, alleging a breach of the covenant, in that'the person so agreeing had failed to give him a common’ school education: '
    
      Held, that the plaintiff could not maintain an action of covenant on the agreement set out, he not being a party or privy to the same, but a mere stranger, and the case was properly dismissed on‘demurrer. 1 Chitty Pl., 20, 3 and cit.
    
      (a.) Section 2747 of the Code does not militate-against this view.
    Judgment affirmed.
    September 11, 1883.
    Blandeord, Justice.