Scofield v. Clarke

Plaintiff, for himself and as assignee for several others, recovered a judgment against all of the defendants in an action of assumpsit under section 10421, 3 Comp. Laws (5 How. Stat. [2d Ed.] § 13954). The appellants have brought the case before this court for review upon writ of error. The declaration in the case was in assumpsit under the statute quoted. It contained three counts, and was intended to charge fraudulent conduct on the part of defendant Andre, operating under the name and style of the Grand Ledge Cold Storage Company, and the appellants, whereby plaintiff and his assignors…