State Loan Company v. Barry

This action of debt on judgment was commenced by writ, wherein the ad damnum was fixed at $1000, returnable to the superior court for Providence county. Following the entry of this writ in that court, the defendant filed a plea in abatement thereto, on the ground that the superior court had no original jurisdiction of the action and, two days later, he filed a further plea of nul tiel record. The plaintiff demurred to the plea in abatement and also moved that such plea be stricken from the record. After hearing, the plaintiff’s demurrer was overruled and his motion to strike out was denied.…