Daggy v. Cox

Daggy was the plaintiff below, and Cox the defendant. The complaint consists of three counts. The first is upon a written contract, in this form:

“ Ladoga, Aug. 4, 1860.

“ We, the undersigned, bargain and sell to Addison Daggy the number of hogs opposite our respective names; said hogs to be well fatted, and in merchantable condition; said hogs to be weighed between the 20th of November and 20th of December; said hogs to be our best hogs, weighing two hundred pounds and upward, for which Addison Daggy agrees to pay four dollars per one hundred pounds gross, to be paid in par bankable paper,…