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WHITNEY FROCKS, INC. v. JAFFE

138 Conn. 428 (1951)

WHITNEY FROCKS, INC. v. NETTIE JAFFE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 24, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Robinson, with whom, on the brief, were Howard W. Benedict and Alan H. Nevas, for the appellant (defendant).

John Keogh, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Stephen Tate, for the appellee (plaintiff).

BROWN, C. J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O'SULLIVAN, JS.

JENNINGS, J.

The plaintiff had judgment against the defendant surety on a statutory bond furnished to effect the release of an attachment of personal property. Under the statute, the surety on such a bond is liable only to the extent of the actual value of the interest of the principal in the property released. General Statutes § 8047. The defendant surety claimed that the value of the interest of the defendant in the original suit in the property attached at...

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