Laughlin v. McDonald

M’Gibk, C. X,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an action of debt on a promissory note made by Laughlin, P. P. Bolware and others, styling themselves Commissioners of the Court House and Jail for the county of Eranklin. One point made is, that P. P. Bolware died pending the action, and that his administrators were made parties, and that judgment was rendered against them de bonis propriis and not de bonis lestaloris. This is error; and for this the judgment, being entire, must he reversed. Another point made is, that the Court erred in rejecting testimony to support the second plea.…