Rathbone v. Terry
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
This was an action of debt on a judgment obtained in Connecticut, against the defendant in Rhode Island. The plea in bar and the demurrer to the same, are set forth in the opinion of the court, by
1Opinion of the CourtDurfee, C. J.
This is an action of debt on a judgment alleged to have been recovered by the plaintiff against the defendant on the 8th day of July, 1826, at Voluntown, in the county of Windham, in the state of Connecticut, before James Alexander, then one of the justices of the peace within and for said county of Windham. And the defendant, after craving oyer of the judgment mentioned in the plaintiff’s declaration, pleaded in bar to this action, that at the time of the supposed- rendition of the supposed judgment, and at the time of suing out the original writ on which said supposed judgment is pretended…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Borden v. FitchNew York Supreme Court · 1818
- Bissell v. BriggsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Starbuck v. MurrayNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Aldrich v. KinneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
- Brown v. SwanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1804
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- Black v. BlackSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977