Reynolds ex rel. Haines v. Stevenson

Debt by the plaintiff in error against the defendant on a promissory note. The note is dated the 1st of April, 1850. The defendant pleaded two pleas. 1. Nil Debet. 2. that the said note was not made and executed on the day the same bears date; but it was made, executed and delivered on the 31st of March, 1850, which last-mentioned day was the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday; wherefore the said, note was void. Demurrer to the second plea overruled.

A statute in force when this note was given provides that “if any person,” &c., “shall be found on the first day of the week, commonly…