Kitson v. Ellinger

The appellant, being in custody under a ca. sa., petitioned the County Court to be discharged from arrest by delivering up his property, pursuant to the provisions of the act of 1872, concerning insolvent debtors. The judgment upon which the ca. sa. issued was based upon a declaration containing three counts; the first alleging that he procured the sale of goods to himself upon credit by false representation as to his capital, and the other two that he procured such, sale by falsely pretending, that he wished to buy on credit and pay for the goods, when in fact he intended to not pay for…