Buchanan v. Trotter

BY THE COURT. The action is trespass de .bonis asportatis, alleging that the defendant forcibly seized upon, and took out of the possession of the plaintiff, divers goods and chattels, and also a sum of 340 pieces of English gold coin. The defendant pleaded the general issue, appending a motion of justification. He also pleaded a special plea, which was demurred to, and was decided by the court to be bad, as amounting to no more-than the general issue. The defendant had leave to amend the special plea, and then plead over, averring that, as to gold coin, the plaintiff ought not to recover,…