White Water Valley Canal Co. v. Hawkins

Assumpsit on the common counts for money paid and for interest due on certificates of indebtedness. Plea, the general issue. Judgment for the plaintiff below for 302 dollars and 7 cents.

The proof was as follows:

The plaintiff, Hawkins, paid for the use of the defendants, 39 dollars and 77 cents. Also, on the 13th of April, 1846, Hawkins received from the defendant the following instrument:

“Dollars 2,500. Office of the treasurer of the White Water Valley Canal Co. April 13th, 1846. This certifies that on this date Daniel Hawkins made a special deposit of twenty-five hundred dollars in my…