Hamilton v. Lyman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Trespass for an assault and battery, and false imprisonment. The defendant pleads the general issue, which is joined; and also in bar, that at the Supreme Judicial Court, holden at Alfred, in and for this county, on the last Tuesday of October, 1807, Abigail Lyman and the defendant recovered judgment against the plaintiff, for the possession of a certain tract of land described, and costs of suit taxed at 29 dollars 79 cents, unless the said H. should, within two months…
Read the full summary
Trespass for an assault and battery, and false imprisonment. The defendant pleads the general issue, which is joined; and also in bar, that at the Supreme Judicial Court, holden at Alfred, in and for this county, on the last Tuesday of October, 1807, Abigail Lyman and the defendant recovered judgment against the plaintiff, for the possession of a certain tract of land described, and costs of suit taxed at 29 dollars 79 cents, unless the said H. should, within two months from, &.c., pay the said Abigail and the defendant the sum of 551 dollars 51 cents, being the amount of the principal and…
1Opinion of the Court
The cause stood continued nisi for advisement, and the next week, at Portland, the opinion of the Court was pronounced by
Parker, J.
This is an action of trespass and false imprisonment, to which the defendant has pleaded a judgment recovered by himself and Abigail Lyman against the plaintiff, for possession of certain premises of which he had disseised them, and for costs of the suit; and that upon a pluries writ of execution, which issued in his name alone, the plaintiff was arrested; which is to be understood to be the same imprisonment, &c.
To this plea there is a demurrer and joinder ; and…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Webster v. SkipwithMississippi Supreme Court · 1853
- Stewart v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- Corriell v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1849
- Cushman v. CarpenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1851
- Cushman v. CarpenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1851