Clark v. Harrison

Harrison, as the assignee of 'Wyatt, sued Clark and C. M'Clure on a sealed note for 1,500 dollars payable in one year from date. The defendants pleaded three pleas.

The second plea sets forth that, at the time of making the note, Wyatt, the payee, and Clark had agreed with the proprietors of a town, called Indiana City, to build a steam-mill therein, and that the proprietors, in consideration thereof, had covenanted with them to convey to them twenty-four lots of ground, upon one of which the mill was to be erected; that afterwards, when the note was executed, ' Wyatt and Clark agreed…