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a plea of debt for dollars, and damages as alleged, and do then and there make due return of this writ. Witness the Honorable

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Chief Justice of the Supreme

Court of the United States, at the City of Washington, the day of, A. D. 18, and of the Independence of the United States the One Hundred and

Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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And now comes the defendant and says that the matters in the declaration contained, as the same are therein stated, are not sufficient in law for the said plaintiff to have and maintain his said. action against the said defendant, and the said defendant is not bound to answer the same. And this he is ready to verify; wherefore he prays judgment, &c.

And the said defendant shows to the court here the following causes of demurrer to the said declaration, that is to say:

First. [Cause of demurrer stated.]

Second.

Attorney for Defendant.

We certify that in our opinion the foregoing demurrer is well founded in law.

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Comes now the said plaintiff, by

his attorney, and says that the said declaration and the matters therein contained, in manner and form as the same are therein stated and set forth, are sufficient in law for him, the said plaintiff, to have and maintain his aforesaid action thereof against the said defendant; and this the said plaintiff is ready to verify and prove as the court shall here direct and award. Wherefore, inasmuch as said defendant has not answered the said declaration, nor hitherto in any manner denied the same, the said plaintiff prays judgment, and his debt and damages by reason of the premises, as in said declaration alleged and claimed to be adjudged to him.

Attorney for Plaintiff

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This cause came on to be heard on the defendant's demurrer to the plaintiff's declaration, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof it is now here ordered by the court that the defendant's demurrer be, and the same is hereby overruled.

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And now comes the defendant, and moves the court for leave

to plead over, within fourteen days.

Attorney for Defendant.

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On motion of Mr., of counsel, leave is hereby granted the defendant to plead over, in fourteen days, in this cause.

No. 12.

Plea in Bar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER TERM, 18 .

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does not owe the said sums of money above by the plaintiff demanded, or any part thereof, in manner and form as the said plaintiff, hath complained against him; and of this he, himself upon the country.

the said defendant,

puts

Attorney for Defendant.

No. 13.

Similiter to Plea in Bar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER TERM, 18.

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and as to the plea of the said defendant by him above pleaded in

bar, and whereof he hath put himself upon the country, doth the

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This day came the parties, and the court being fully advised in the premises, consider that the said second and third pleas in bar, of said defendant, above hereof pleaded, are insufficient to bar the said plaintiff from having and maintaining his action aforesaid against said defendant, and that the respective demurrers of said plaintiff to said pleas and each of them should be sustained, and thereupon, the parties having filed their written stipulation waiving a trial by jury and submitting this cause for trial, to the court, upon the issue joined between them, and the court having heard the evidence submitted and the arguments of counsel, doth find that the said defendant is indebted and doth owe the said plaintiff the said sum of ——, in manner and form as said plaintiff hath above hereof complained against said defendant, and that said plaintiff hath sustained damages by reason of the detention thereof, in the sum of. Wherefore, it is ordered and adjudged by the court that the demurrers to said second and third pleas in bar, of said defendant, be sustained, and that said plaintiff do have and recover from said defendant the said sum of - his debt aforesaid, and also the further sum of his damages aforesaid,

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in form aforesaid assessed, and also his costs in this behalf excents, and that execution

pended taxed at

dollars and

issue therefor.

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