Case Name: Smith & Buchanan vs. Gorton
Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Decision Date: 1806-06
Citations: 2 H. & J. 367
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith & Buchanan vs. Gorton.
Judges: The cause was argued before Chase, Ch* J.' BuchAnAn,Nicholson; arid Gíntt, J. by
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the General Court and Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland, form 1800 ... [to 1826]
Volume: 2
Pages: 367–368

Head Matter:
Smith & Buchanan vs. Gorton.
, The court ofhp > “peaks, bavin*»' eon > curred in the opinion expressed by the county court, in the bill of e,v* ctpiions, but re™ versed the jtnlf;» meat on the form of proceedings, a*warded a proce\
Atonal from Baltimore County Court. Assumpsit by the appellee against the appellants. The declaration contained two counts. The_ general issue was pleaded; ami at the trial the plaintiff offered certain testimony in evidence. The defendants objected to +lio testimony being given to the jury in support of the issue joined on the second count jn the declaration,; but the county court. (iL Ridgely; Ch. J.) overruled the objection* and per» tnitted the evidence to be given to the jury; The defend dants excepted; and the verdict and judgment being for the plajritiff, they appealed to thiá court..
The cause was argued before Chase, Ch* J.' BuchAnAn,Nicholson; arid Gíntt, J. by
Harper arid Purvidnce, for th’e Appellants;
arid by
Winder and Roger s^ for the Appellee.

Opinion:
The Court
were' of opinion that theVe was error ini the form of proceedings, the second count in the declaration being defective; but they concurred in the Opinion expressed by the court below, in the bill of exceptions.
JUDGMENT REVERSED, AND PROCEDENDO' AWARDED.