Perkins v. Reeds

Gabriel Reeds, Administrator 'of Gabriel P. Nash, brought his action of covenant against Walton Perkins and Lewis H. Wren, in the Circuit Court of Lincoln county, and judgment being given for him there, Walton Perkins now prosecutes his writ of error in this Court.

The declaration states, that, for that whereas, &c., the defendants made their certain writing obligatory in the words following, viz.: — -

“Twelve months after date, we bind ourselves to pay Gabriel Reeds, Administrator, &e., the sum of two hundred dollars, for the hire of Luke and wife and child, belonging to said estate, for the…