Gillilan v. Nixon

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Alexandér H. Nixon against" John Gillilan in the McHenry Circuit Court, for contribution upon a joint indebtedness of Nixon and Gillilan to Ambrose Dodd, upon which one Brainard Lester, a debtor of Nixon, was garnisheed by Dodd, and a judgment recovered against him, as such garnishee of Nixon, for the full amount of the debt due from Lester to Nixon, before the commencement of this suit.

•The declaration contains one special count, and the common counts.

The special count recites, that on the 17th day of June, 1858, Dodd recovered a judgment in the…