CRAIG v. the State of Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
WRIT of error to the supreme court of the state of Missouri. In 1823, an action of trespass on the case was instituted in the circuit court for the county, of Chariton, in. the state of Missouri, by the staté-of Missouri, against Hiram Craig and others..
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WRIT of error to the supreme court of the state of Missouri. In 1823, an action of trespass on the case was instituted in the circuit court for the county, of Chariton, in. the state of Missouri, by the staté-of Missouri, against Hiram Craig and others.. The declaration sets forth the cause of action in the following terms : “ For, that whereas, heretofore, on the 1st day of August, in the year of our lord Í822, at.-the county of Chariton,. aforesaid, the said Craig, John Moore, and Ephraim Moore, made their certain promissory note in writing, bearing date the day and year aforesaid, and now…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
This iá a writ of error’to a judgment rendered in the court of last resort, in the state of Missouri; affirming a judgment obtained by the state in one of its inferior courts against Hiram Craig and ethers, on a promissory note. .
■The judgment is in these words: “and afterwards at a court,” &c. “ the parties came into court by their attorneys, and, neither party desiring a jury, the cause is submitted to the court; therefore, all and singular the matters and things being seen and heard by the court, it is found by them, that the said.defendants did assume upon themselves, in manner and form,…
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