Nichols v. Woodruff

This was an action of assumpsit brought in 1845 by Woodruff against Nichols,. The declaration contains two counts. The first is substantially as follows: That the defendant, on the 1st of January, 1842, at, &c., made his promissory note to the plaintiff, and thereby promised to pay, one year after date, to the plaintiff or order 381 dollars and 50 cents, for value received, with interest, payable on condition that the farm known as the John B. Clark farm, and sold to Jonathan Woodruff at sheriff’s sale, should not be redeemed within one year as was allowed by law in such case. Averment, that…