Case Name: Hughes vs. Hollingsworth
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1806-12
Citations: 1 Mur. 146
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hughes vs. Hollingsworth
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 146–147

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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*