White v. Puryear

At the June term, 1836, of the Giles circuit court, the following order was made, viz. “By consent of the parties by their attorneys, all the matters in difference between them in this suit are referred to the final determination of Charles C. Abernathy, whose award thereupon, is tobe made tl)e.judgment of the court, and the same is ordered accordingly.” At the Februaiy term, 1837, Abernathy returned to court his award, by which he decided that the plaintiff in error, who was defendant below, was indebted to Puryear $109 76, which award was confirmed and made the judgment of the court. There…