Brent v. Davis

The defendant was. the purchaser of the first class of a lottery to be drawn in the city of Washington, conformably to a scheme agreed on between the plaintiffs, who had been appointed managers, and himself; and the declaration is on the penalty of the bond given for the sum of 10.000 dollars, conditioned for the performance of articles entered into between them, one of which was, that he should pay the said sum of 10.000 dollars to the plaintiffs within sixty, days after the lottery should be completed.

The defendant prayed oyer of the bond, and of the condition ; after which the. following…