Hobson v. Porter

This was an action of covenant. The declaration contains two counts. In the first it is alleged that the plaintiffs Hobson, John, William and Charles, by their firm name of Hobson & Bros., and the defendants, *29Andrew J. Gill and Henry M. Porter, by their firm name of A. J. Gill, entered into a certain written agreement, signed with their respective seals, and dated Dec. 26, 1866, and relating to the delivery of and payment of a certain amount of hay. Profert of the instrument is excused by the averment that the defendants have destroyed it. The second count is like the first, except profert is…