Cartmill v. Hopkins

This was an action commenced before a Justice of the Peace. Judgment was given by the Justice for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed to the Circuit Court, where upon a trial de novo, judgment was rendered for the defendant; to reverse which the plaintiff has brought his writ of error into this Court. As appears from the hill of exceptions, the case was submitted to the Court on the following case •agreed between the parties. “ That the instrument sued on (a copy of which is set forth in the summons issued by the Justice before whom this cause was commenced) was made in the State of…