Dawkins v. Sappington

The appellant was the plaintiff below. The complaint was in two paragraphs. 1. That a horse of the *200defendant had been stolen, whereupon he published a hand-bill, offering a reward of $50 for the recovery of the stolen property, and that thereupon the plaintiff rescued the horse from the thief and restored him to the defendant, who refused to pay the reward. 2. That the horse of the defendant was stolen, whei’eupon the plaintiff' recovered and returned him to the defendant, who, in consideration thereof, promised to pay $50 to the plaintiff, which he has failed and refused to do.

To the second…