Watkins v. State

Opinion of the Court, delivered 'by

Napton, Judge.

On the 26th of September, 1826, the State had judgment by nil dicit for $221 52, against Watkins, in an action of covenant. On the 25th of January, 1838, a scire facias on this judgment issued from the clerk’s office of the circuit court of Cape Girardeau county. To this the defendant pleaded: First, nul tiel record: Secondly, payment; and four additional pleas, setting forth, in substance, that the consideration of the obligation on which the judgment had been recovered, was loan office certificates, issued in violation of the constitution of…