Adkins v. Wiseman

Adkins, who was the plaintiff, sued Wise-man, alleging, in his complaint, “That the defendant is indebted to him one hundred dollars, cash had and received by defendant, to and for the usa of the plaintiff,” which the defendant, though requested, etc., refuses to pay.

Defendant’s answer alleges, that he was, on the 1st of December, 1857, the owner of one hundred and five dollars in notes on the Citizen’s Bank of Gosport, which were issued without authority of law; that the plaintiff", at the time, was in the business of purchasing notes at discount; and that plaintiff, as well as defendant, at…