Battel v. Crawford

The question presented by the record in this cause for the consideration of the court, is the sufficiency of the following petition : “ Plaintiff states, that on or about the — day of -, 1864, he made defendant his agent, to safely keep and preserve for him in defendant’s iron fire and burglar proof safe or otherwise, plain tiff’s money ; that plaintiff thereupon, then and there deposited with and delivered to defendant, as on special deposit for said purpose, the sum of $218.50.; that defendant then and there received of plaintiff said sum of money, and undertook and agreed to keep and…