Harris v. Lewis
West Virginia Supreme Court
Action of covenant brought in tbe circuit court of Jefferson county, in January, 1868. It is conceived to be unnecessary to give any further statement of the case than is found in the opinion of Judge Maxwell, except the substance of the pleas which were allowed to be filed by the defendant below, and which filing was claimed to be error.
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Action of covenant brought in tbe circuit court of Jefferson county, in January, 1868. It is conceived to be unnecessary to give any further statement of the case than is found in the opinion of Judge Maxwell, except the substance of the pleas which were allowed to be filed by the defendant below, and which filing was claimed to be error. The pleas averred that the county of Jefferson was declared by the President of the United States to be in insurrection; that plaintiff and defendant both resided therein, and at the date of the transaction about which this suit arose it was under military…
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell J.
This was an action of covenant on the following paper:
[$200.]
Six months after the ratification of peace between the United States and Confederate States I promise and bind myself, my heirs, &c., to pay to. John T. Harris, his heirs or assigns, the sum of two hundred dollars in-gold, or its equivalent in current funds, for value received. As witness my hand and seal, with interest from date, this 20th day of June, 1864. F. A. Lewis, [seal.]
[Stamp 10 cts.]
There was a trial by jury and a verdict for the plaintiff for $200, damages, w'hich verdict was set aside by the court and a new…
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