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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

WILLIAM RUNYAN vs. WILLIAM R. DICKENSON.
    On a certiorari to a justice’s judgment rendered; by confession,, the court refused to ailow the defendant to contradict the record by denying the confession of judgment.
    Certiorari to Justice- Leonard.
    The record set out an action of Dickenson vs. Runyan “ on- a promissory acknowledgment for $50:” copias issued;the defendant brought forward, and by his request the case was- continued to another day, when “the defendant appeared and confessed judgment for $50 debt, and fifty-six cents costs of suit. F. Leonard.” After the' judgment the defendant made two payments to the- justice, on the judgment, of $10 each; and1 afterwards took out a writ of certiorari, and the justice paid him back the $20.
    
      Whitely, for Runyan:
    
      Gilpin, for Dickenson.
    
      Whitely, for defendant,
    assigned as error in fact supported by affidavit “ that the defendant did not confess judgment for the- sum of $50, as stated by the said1 justice,” and moved for leave to contradict the record on this point by the production of proof.
   Motion for leave to contradict the record in, this- respect refused», and judgment affirmed.