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

MAY TERM, 1728.
    Skirvan vs. Willis.
    Debt for an Escape, for 841, 14s. 2d. sterling money, stating a recovery in the county court of8030wt. tobacco, damages, and 44lwt. tobacco, costs, with an averment of the value of the tobacco in money. Speciab demurrer. Causes of demurrer, That the defendant is sued in debt for tobacco, for a certain sum of money, whereas the debt, if any owing, was in tobacco.
    
      Howard, (Attorney-General,) and Beckingham, for Plaintiff.
    
      ICey and George, for the Defendant.
    Judgment on the demurrer for the defendant.
    On appeal to the Court of Appeals the judgment was liffirmed at October term, 1729.