Document, Action of Assumpsit, John J. Monaghan vs. J. J. Laws & William G. Vandike, March 23, 1858

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This legal document is an action of assumpsit (the recovery of damages due to the non-performance that is under contract) between John A. Monahan vs. J. J. Laws & William G. Vandike. The document alleges that the defendants gave their not to the plaintiff for the sum of three hundred dollars and the full amount of the payment had not been paid before suit. The bill requests that the case be submitted to the court without a jury and the judge decide based on testimony by both parties and the judgment to be entered as of the current term and the decision to be take as have been duly and regularly excepted to with the option of appeal to the Supreme Court. The document is incomplete. The back of the page includes the filing date of March 23, 1858, filed by the clerk, P. Doty. Creases are visible on the page.

Publication Date

3-23-1858

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Legal documents

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F40

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 1: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 40

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Document, Action of Assumpsit, John J. Monaghan vs. J. J. Laws & William G. Vandike, March 23, 1858, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.