Mandeville and Jamesson v. Wilson

9 U.S. 15

5 Cranch 15

3 L.Ed. 23

MANDEVILLE AND JAMESSON

v.

WILSON.

February Term, 1809

ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria, in an action of assumpsit brought by the defendant in error for goods sold and delivered, and for the hire of a slave.

The defendants below pleaded non assumpserunt, and the statute of limitations.

To the latter plea the plaintiff replied, 'that the said money in the several promises and undertakings aforesaid above mentioned in the declaration, at the time of the making of the promises and undertakings aforesaid, became due and payable…