Legal Opinion
Ayres v. McConnel
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1853PublishedCited by 7 opinions
This cause was heard at "the Morgan Circuit Court, at September term, 1852, Woodson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.
This was an action of debt, brought by Mc-Connel, administrator of Charles Collins, against Rescarick Ayres. The declaration contained the common counts. The pleas were nil debet, and set-off. The plaintiff read in evidence the following instrument: — ■
“ Due Charles Collins for a four mule team and wagon, $600 ; and a carriage and harness, now at Richards, $100 ; making in all $700. And from this amount my account, as soon as it can be ascertained, is to be deducted. Naples, April 13, 1839. Rescarick Ayres.”
He then proved by Richards, that in December, 1838, Collins sold Ayres two lots in…
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