Gerow v. Riffe

JOHNSON, PRESIDENT :

This is an action of assumpsit- brought in the Circuit Court of Summers county in March, 1885, by Sarah A. A. Gerow against M. A. Riife to recover the amount of a certain order given to the plaintiff by J. H. Gunther on M. A. Riife and by said Riife accepted. The declaration contains the common counts and a special count on the order. The order is as follows :

*463“ Hinton, W. Ya., Oct. 6, ’83.

“ MR. M. A. Ripee :—

“ Please pay to Mrs. S. A. A. Gerow four hundred dollars out of funds, that may be due me as per contract of Octo- . ber 5,1883,1 to pay the discount on the notes.

“J.…