Action in debt
Summary
An action in debt is a common-law remedy designed “for the recovery of a sum certain.” Debt is a “more extensive remedy for the recovery of money, than or , for it lies to recover money due upon legal liabilities, as for money lent, paid, had and received, due on an account stated . . . for work and labour, or for the price of goods.”
Links
papers
glossary
- Bill from Daniel Spencer and Others, circa 25 February 1843
- Bill, 12 May 1843
- Docket Entry, circa 4–18 December 1840 [ Niswanger v. Greene ]
- Introduction to Butterfield v. Mills
- Introduction to Cahoon, Carter & Co. for the use of JS v. Avery
- Introduction to Foster Sr. v. Luke Johnson et al.
- Introduction to Niswanger v. Greene
- Introduction to United States v. Haws et al.
- Ordinance, 12 May 1843
- Ordinance, 12 May 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor