Smith v. . Coe

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It may be questioned, I think, in a case like this, where the defendant's liability depends entirely upon the fact of his indebtedness to a third person, and that is the issue, whether it is necessary for the judge who tries the cause to state in his decision the finding of any fact other than the existence of the indebtedness.…