White v. . Coatsworth

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The court of common pleas of Erie county erred in giving judgment in favor of Coatsworth on his demurrer to White's second plea.

Coatsworth, although defendant in the replevin suit, was an actor, and claimed to recover of White $120 of rent which he alleged had fallen due on the lease, on the 1st of August, 1844. This was what he distrained White's goods for in April, 1845, and the point in controversy between the parties was whether this rent was due.

The defense…