Morgan v. Mitchell

Ryan, O.

On June 9,1894, Charles L. Mitchell filed with a justice of the peace of Lancaster county a bill of particulars in which he claimed judgment against Simon Mayer and Frank Morgan in the sum of $120.45. The cause of action in said bill of particulars was stated as follows: “For unlawfully assigning a claim held against plaintiffs by the defendants, with the intent to avoid the exemption laws of the state of Nebraska, of which state the plaintiff was a resident.” There was a trial to the jury, which resulted in a verdict for defendants, and accordingly there was a judgment. For the…