Case Name: State of Louisiana v. Doax & Thompson and Edward I. Gay
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1867-02
Citations: 19 La. Ann. 77
Docket Number: No. 1210
Parties: State of Louisiana v. Doax & Thompson and Edward I. Gay.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 77–77

Head Matter:
No. 1210
State of Louisiana v. Doax & Thompson and Edward I. Gay.
Where there is no principal obligation, there cannot be an accessory one.
A PPEAL from the District Court, Parish of Iberville, Posey, J.
R. W. Knickerbocker, District Attorney, for the State.
Barrow & Pope, for defendants and appellees.

Opinion:
Hyman, C. J.
The State is appellant from a judgment dismissing suit brought against defendants, on an appearance bond signed only by Gay, as security for Doax and Thompson. ,
Doax and Thompson, not having signed the bond, are not bound. Neither is Gay bound on the bond, for there cannot be an accessory obligation where there is not a principal one. See 2 Rob. 367, Curtis et al v. Moss.
Let the jiidgment of the District Court be affirmed.