SWIFT v. HAWKINS AND OTHERS

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1 U.S. 17 (1768)

1 Dall. 17

JOHN SWIFT, versus HAWKINS and others.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 1, 1768.


DEBT sur Obligation. — On the plea of payment Defendants offered to give no Consideration in Evidence. Objected, that the Consideration of a Bond is not enquirable into, the passing the Bond being a gift in Law of the money. — To this it was answered, and so ruled BY THE COURT, that there being no Court of Chancery in this Province; there is a necessity, in order to prevent a failure of Justice, to let the Defendants in under the plea of payment to prove mistake...

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