Lowe v. . Weatherley

The defense relied upon was under the plea of a release, and upon the trial the facts appeared to be as follows: The plaintiff sold to the defendant a parcel of slaves for the sum of $850. The defendant paid the price in bank notes and took a bill of sale under seal, containing the ordinary acquittance or release for the purchase money. At the time the release was given the defendant said "the money is all good; if it is not, I will make it good." It turned out that a fifty dollar bill so paid (354) by the defendant was counterfeit. The plaintiff procured affidavits, both of the identity of…