Doremus v. McCormick
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of debt, brought by the appellants against the appellee, as surviving partner of James M. Dightner, for $401.2.011-; in tbe debet and detinet. Tbe plaintiffs counted on a judgment obtained in tbe State of Alabama, on the 27th July 1840. against the appellee and bis deceased partner, for $3995.95 damages, with interest, and $16.6|- costs. The defendant pleaded nil debet, and actio non accrevit infra tres annos.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of debt, brought by the appellants against the appellee, as surviving partner of James M. Dightner, for $401.2.011-; in tbe debet and detinet. Tbe plaintiffs counted on a judgment obtained in tbe State of Alabama, on the 27th July 1840. against the appellee and bis deceased partner, for $3995.95 damages, with interest, and $16.6|- costs. The defendant pleaded nil debet, and actio non accrevit infra tres annos. The plaintiff demurred to those pleas, and they were withdrawn by the defendant, and he then pleaded the following: release, of…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
In this case, an action of debt was instituted upon a judgment, rendered in favor of the appellants against the appellee, and James N. Lighiner, in one of the courts in the State of Alabama. The suit was brought against the appellee, as the surviving partner of the firm of Lightner and J. McCormick, •and the judgment on which it was based, bears date on the 27th of July 1840, and was for the sum of four thousand and twelve dollars, and one-fourth cento.
*60The defendant pleaded in bar a release. This release was dated on the 2nd of April 1841, and recites: “That in consideration of one thousand…
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