Hough v. Beard

Beard brought an action of debt against Hough on an award. It appears by the declaration, that this was .a submission' where no cause was pending, and that there was no agreement to make the submission a rule of Court under the statute. Plea, nil debet. The cause was submitted to the Court, and judgment rendered for the plaintiff.

On the trial, the defendant offered to prove, in order to impeach the award, certain misconduct of the arbitrators in making their award for the plaintiff without any proof, &c. The evidence was objected to, and the objection sustained.

We think the evidence objected…