Lippencott v. Smith

Southard J.

dissented, and remarked, that, the state of demand in this case, complains, “ for that about in the month of September 1814, last past, the defendant took away from the hay-landing, near Browning’s mill, a certain rope cable, with a fifty-six tied to one end, which the said plaintiff demands of the defendant, the sum of 40 dollars.” The return day of the summons was the 16th day of September 1815. The cause was adjourned for one week, to the 23d of September, and there was a second adjournment, until the 2nd of October 1815.

In this case, so stated, I find three errors.

1. The state…