Case Name: Wm. Reading v. John Watkins
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1801-07-22
Citations: 1 Sneed 45
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wm. Reading v. John Watkins.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 45–45

Head Matter:
JULY 22, 1801.
Wm. Reading v. John Watkins.
Upon a writ of error to reverse a judgment of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Shelby county.
Where the allegations of the declaration do not show that the plainliff is entitled to the form of action which he has adopted, the judgment must he reversed.

Opinion:
In this case the court think it unnecessary to go into the consideration of the question whether a writing declared on, of which no profert is made and of which no oyer is craved, does or does not become a part of the record in the suit, because the plaintiff below in declaring has not shown himself entitled to the action he brought, which, by the authorities, appears to be indispensably necessary. Therefore, it is considered by the court that the judgment aforesaid be reversed and set aside, and that the plaintiffs recover of the defendant their costs in this behalf expended, which is ordered to be. certified to the said court.