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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 249   View pdf image
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                  March Court                               1741                249
   
    A Copy of the foregoing declaration was made and sent to be served on the defendant in order for a speedy
tryall   Att which day here Came the af.d Robert Geddes by his Attorney af.d and the sheriffe to witt John Handy
Gent now here returned that he had taken the af.d Solomon Riggen whose body here at this day he had ready to
answer the af.d Robert Geddes of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded and further the said sheriffe returned
that he had served the af.d Solomon Riggen with a Copy of the foregoing declaration According to Act of Assembly
in such Case made and provided &c

                         And the af.d Solomon Riggen at the prayer of the af.d Robert Geddes is adjudged to give speciall
bail to the action af.d    Thereupon a Certain Daniel Donoho of Somerset County planter present herein
Court in his proper person undertook for the said Solomon Riggen (Likewise the said Solomon Riggen present
herein Court in his proper person assumed upon himself) that if it should happen that Judgment in the plea
af.d should be rendered for the same Robert Geddes against the same Solomon Riggen or that he the same Solomon
Riggen should be therein Convict that then he the said Solomon Riggen should pay and satisfie unto the said
Robert Geddes the Judgment of the Court thereupon or render his body in execution of such Judgment to the prison
of the sheriffe of the County af.d in satisfaction thereof or that he the same Daniel Donoho will do the same for
him &c
                                  And the aforesaid Solomon Riggin by George Douglas his attorney Comes and defends
the force and Injury when &.a  And the aforesaid Robert Geddess prays that the afd Solomon Riggin to
his declaration aforesaid may answer  Whereupon the aforesaid Solomon hath untill fryday the fourth day
of this term unto him by the Court given to answer &a   And the same Solomon at the Same day Solemnly
Called Came not nor the Same Attorney of the Same Solomon and for the Same Solomon saith nothing
thereof in barr or preclusion of the action afd of the aforesaid Robert by which the Same Robert
remaineth against the Same Solomon thereof undefended &c

          Wherefore the Same Robert his damages by Occasion of the non performance of the promise
and assumption aforesaid against the aforesaid Solomon Ought to Recover and because it is not
Known to his Lordships Justices here what damages the aforesaid Robert hath Sustained by Occasion
of the non performance of the promise and assumption aforesaid   Whereupon at the prayer
of the Same Robert and by the Consent of the Same Solomon the Justices here according to act of
assembly in Such Case provided assessed the damages of the Same Robert beyond his Costs and Charges
by him about his Suit in this part apposed to four pounds ten Shillings Currant money of Maryland &c

                                             Therefore it is Considered that the afd Robert Geddess Recover against the
aforesaid Solomon Riggin his damages afd to the afd four pounds ten Shillings Currant money of maryland
by the Justices afd in form aforesaid assessed as also
382                     pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges to the same Robert by the Court here
of his assent adjudged and the afd Solomon in Mercy &c


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