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

Hughes vs. Hollingsworth
    From Morgan.
    Pending a suit, the attorney at Sbaii of the6 defendant a paper -im-which’“ he the^HOntiff^ shall re-discharge this isl'dis-the'felu.üt
    John Hughes brought sifit against Abraham Hollings^ worth in Morgan Superior Court and recovered a judgment. Samuel Hollingsworth was the bail of the defend- ■ * ant, and pending the suit, Joseph Spencer attorney at law Hughes the plaintiff gave to Samuel Hollingsworth a PaPer writing in the following words — -to wit:
    . ■ I agfee witli Mr* Samuel Hollingsworth, on behalf of “ Mr. John Hughes ef Burke, as empowered by the said Hughes, that: the said Hughes shall and will release and «« discharge the said Samuel Hollingsworth from being se- “ curity for Abraham Hollingsworth in a suit which is now “ depending in the Superior Coutt of Morgan district, John “ Hughes against Abraham Hollingsworth.
    JOSEPH SPENCER,”
    Hughes sued out a Scire Facias against .Samuel Boilings worth, as bail of Abraham Hollingsworth, to which the defendant pleaded a relief by the plaintiff’s attorney ;s’ and whether the paper writing, signed by Joseph Spencer, the attorney at law for Hughes discharged the bail, was referred to this court.
   By the Court

We are of opinion that the paper writing signed by the attorney at law for the plaintiff is a discharge of the bail*