Case ID: njl_2/html/0196-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

DAVENPORT against J. & E. BARNES.
    ON CERTIORARI.
    No warranty is implied in assigning-a bond.
    This was an action brought by the defendants in this court, who were the plaintiffs before the justice; on the following state of demand, filed with the justice:
    
      
    
    
      It appears from the foregoing state of demand, and the proceedings had before the justice, that this action was brought by the assignees of a bond against the assignor, on the failure of the obligor to pay; and this simply on the assignment, no fraud or deceit being alleged, or any special undertaking on the part of the [*] assignor to pay in case of the failure of the obligor. There was a small charge for the balance of a book account: but the particulars were not set out. This cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict and judgment thereon, for one hundred dollars. It was contended, on the part of the plaintiff, that this action could not be sustained ; that the principle had been determined by this court in the case of Garretsie v. Van Ness.
      
       That even if the charge of a balance of a book account was regular, (which however, was denied,) yet the verdict and judgment being for the whole demand, the judgment must be reversed.
    
      
      See these Reports, p. *20.
      
    
   By the Court.

— The case comes within that of Garret-sie v. Van Ness

Judgment must be reversed. 
      
      
         Ante, *158. Coxe, 86. — Ed.