Supreme Court of Virginia August 26, 1851 (Beery v. Homan's)

Allen, J.

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Court is of opinion, that to constitute a valid bond of the party, the intention to bind himself must appear on the face of the instrument; that the signature and seal form a part thereof, and furnish prima facie evidence that the person so signing and sealing the bond intended to make himself a party thereto, and to be bound by the stipulations