JUNCTION RAILROAD CO. v. BANK OF ASHLAND


79 U.S. 226 (____)

12 Wall. 226

THE JUNCTION RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE BANK OF ASHLAND.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. C.P. James, Rufus King, and S.J. Thompson, for the plaintiffs in error; Messrs. A.G. Porter and W.H. Wadsworth, contra.


Mr. Justice BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Unless this case has become embarrassed by the pleadings, the facts as found by the court present a clear case in favor of the plaintiff. If they could have been given in evidence under the common count, we should have felt no hesitation in sustaining the judgment on that count alone, disregarding the special counts and the pleadings thereto. But it has been held that an agreement under seal for the payment of...

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