Ephraims v. Murdock

— Debt by the plaintiffs against the defendant. The declaration contains three counts. The first and second are upon an instrument of writing, by which the defendant acknowledged that he had received, by the hand of John Stewart, 200 dollars in favour of the plaintiffs, &c. The third is for money had and received. Special demurrers to the first and second counts, and nil debet pleaded to the third. The Court sustained the demurrers. Verdict and judgment for the defendant.

The demurrers to the first and second counts were correctly sustained. They do not show, in sufficient terms, a contract…