Smith v. McMicken

The facts of this case are these : It appears that, in December, 1839, Peyroux, Arcueil & Co., having sued Charles C. S. Farrar and his wife, Mary A. Farrar, for the recovery of a certain sum of money, judgments were confessed by each of the defendants respectively in favor of the plaintiffs, in the following manner; to wit: the husband confessed judgment for the sum of $8031 40, with interest, and the wife confessed judgment for the sum of $8402 13, also with interest; whereupon regular judgments were rendered and signed accordingly.

On the 31st of August, 1843, Peyroux, Arcueil & Co., being…