Baker v. Williams

Thomas J. Baker, the appellant, sued William Williams, John Jackman, and Jane Jackman. The complaint was, in substance, that on the — day of-, 186-, one David A. Baker departed this life at-, leaving as his only heirs at law the plaintiff and defendant, Jane Jack-man, late Jane Baker (intermarried with defendant John Jack-man), who were brother and sister of deceased; that deceased left a claim due him from one Sweet of one hundred and seventy-five dollars, due April loth, 1864, which claim is evidenced by a memorandum in writing, as follows, to wit: “ Due David A. Baker one hundred and…