Case Name: Gale and Stanley against O'Bryan
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1815-05
Citations: 12 Johns. 216
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gale and Stanley against O’Bryan.
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 216–216

Head Matter:
Gale and Stanley against O’Bryan.
a declaration fonh altibgd with a special concludingdn méut of breach-' SmUs'gooT'
THIS was an action of debt, of a plea that the defendant renc*er t0 t^e plaintiff 1,000 dollars, which he owes to, and unjustly detains from him. The declaration set forth the bond of the defendant for 1,000 dollars, and the condition, which was, that the defendant should deliver up the peaceable possession of certain premises, in good order, &c., pursuant to his covenant and agreement, &c., on or before the 1st December, then next; and alleged a breach of the covenant, (stating it particularly,) “and therefore-the said T. O’Bryan, his covenant, aforesaid, with the said Gale and Stanley, hath not kept, although often requested, but hath broken the same; wherefore, the said Gale and Stanley say they are injured, and have sustained damages to the value of 1,000 dollars, and therefore they bring suit,” &c.
The defendant demurred to the declaration, and the plaintiff joined in demurrer; which was submitted to the court, without argument.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This case has been submitted without argument, and the ground for the demurrer is stated to be, that the declaration commences in debt, and concludes by assigning breaches in covenant. The declaration is precisely in the form recommended by Sergeant Williams, in his note to 1 Saund. 58. He advises, that after the words "should be thereunto required," to set forth the condition and breaches, concluding as in a declaration- in covenant. The court see no ground to question the fitness and accuracy of the precedent.
Judgment for the plaintiff.