Case Name: Weathersby et al. v. Proby
Court: High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1834-07
Citations: 1 Howard 98
Docket Number: 
Parties: Weathersby et al. v. Proby.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 98–99

Head Matter:
Weathersby et al. v. Proby.
By statute a forthcoming bond forfeited, has the force and effect of a judgment, and a satisfaction of the original judgment. When execution issues, upon such a bond, such execution will not he quashed, if it follows the bond.
Upon a motion to quash an execution upon a forfeited forthcoming bond, defects in the bond or original judgment cannot be taken advantage of; to reach such objections, a motion should be made to quash the bond.
AT the October term, 1829, of the circuit court for the county-of Franklin, in the suit before that time commenced by William Proby against William C. Weathersby and John F. Weather-spoon, in assumpsit, the only judgment which appears is in the following words;
William C. Proby v. William Weathersby et al.
“ Judgment confessed, reserving equity, subject to final decision in a bill in chancery, to be filed by William C. Weathersby, against Richard Bien and Judith and William Proby.”
Upon the 19th day of March, 1832, an execution issued on the case against the defendants for the sum of six hundred and nineteen dollars and eighty cents, debt, besides costs; which execution came to the hands of the sheriff, upon which he took a forthcoming bond from Weathersby alone, with John B. Harrington, his security. This bond was forfeited and executions upon it issued against Weathersby and Harrington, leaving out the name of “ John F. Weatherspoon.”
A motion was made in the court below, to quash the execution last issued.
1. Because there was no judgment of the court to authorise the execution.
2. The execution was indorsed that no security should be taken.
The court gave judgment, overruling the motion from which an appeal was taken.
Marsh, for appellant.
R. W. Webber, contra.

Opinion:
Mr. Chief Justice Shaukey
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellants made a motion in the circuit court of Franklin county, to quash an execution for two reasons.. First, that there was no judgment of the court to authorise the execution; and, secondly, that the execution was indorsed, that no security should be taken.
There is one feature in this case, which limits our investigation to much narrower bounds than counsel have contemplated. On the 33d of March, 1831, a forthcoming bond was given by the appellants, returnable to April term, which was forfeited. This bond was given on the first execution that issued.
The supreme court of this state has decided in several cases, that the giving and forfeiting a forthcoming bond is a satisfaction • of the first judgment. Walker's Reports, 175, 351, 367. This motion is made to quash the execution that issued on the judgment, on the bond. We cannot, in this matter, inquire into any thing that preceded the bond, because that was a satisfaction of the judgment. We cannot even inquire into the judgment on the bond, because that is not brought into question, farther than it is said there is no judgment to support the execution.
On examination it will be found that the execution follows the bond in the amount, as the statute requires it to issue, and is also correct as to parties and dates. There is no formal judgment on the bond, but the statute gives it the force and effect of a judgment when forfeited. If the bond was irregular or insufficient, it might have been quashed, but the party has acquiesced in the effect, and. cannot avail himself of any such irregularity on a motion to quash the execution that emanated from it.
The judgment must be .affirmed.