Garrison v. Owens

This case came up on error to the district court of Iowa county, on a judgment given at its September term for 1843, in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $145.80.

The declaration was on an instrument in writing, of which the following was given as a copy:

“For value received, I promise to pay Simeon Owens five thousand three hundred and seventy-five lbs. of lead by the 1st day of August next, as witness my hand this 21st day of August, 1829. WM. GARRISON.”

“ George Brown.”

And contains the usual counts, and to which the defendant interposed two pleas ; the first, the general issue, and the…