Lord v. Ellis

Stockton J.

In a suit before a justice of the peace, the plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant, Ellis, for the sum of fifty-seven dollars and ninety cents, for money due on a book account. On a writ of error to the District Court, the defendant assigned for error, First, The refusal of the court to grant an adjournment of the cause at the request of defendant. Second, The overruling defendant’s motion to nonsuit the plaintiff. Third, The allowing the plaintiff to introduce his book of original entries to prove Ms account. Fourth, In refusing leave to defendant to introduce his…