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Plaintiff whole account as boat hand -
Defendants - acts $20.75
Deductions 3
23.75
Ballance Due $45.25
No. 17
Acts — $55.50
14 November
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To Services as a boat hand from
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No. 17
Issued
Reld
Witnesses
Joseph Belcourt
Bazille Pillette
Warrant Debt $55.50
On an examination of the parties & Witnesses - the account
of defendant for $20.75 being allowed as just - three dollars
were deducted for improper conduct of the plaintiff & judgement was given
for $46.25 Cents - appeal entered same day Mdetandebaroty
I Certify the above and foregoing to for a true copy from
for $65
My docket - Witness my hand & seal thus
Constables fees
25
Transcript of proceedings
Justices fees - $ 1.33%
Constable 25
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Before me
township aforesaid, personally appeared
against
on
to believe that the defendant is about to abscond or move out of the township, and that he is in danger of losing
his debt.
and 24
Sworn to and signed before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace
in and for the county and township aforesaid, date above written.
No.
Take
to peace, to answer
Acct for the
vs
Justice-Deposition - 8 1/2
oath = 6 1/4
Certifying - 18 3/4
52 3/4
Conastable -
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I Marshal Detondebaratz acknowledge myself to our to
whatever sum shall be found to be due to said Goodeers by
before
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the plaintiff in the sum of sixty five dollars to the levied upon our
respective Goods and
ment of the Justice shall be affermed by the Court or if the plaintiff
shall recover more than the Judgement of the Justice then our
will pay the amount of such Judgement
Jeste,
Justice of the peace
No. 17
J.B. Goodeere vs. J B Canon
Bond for
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Deposition of
of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
five
the afternoon of that day at the office of
the peace
formity with a notice for the examination of
now depending in the
the part of the Plaintiff Toussant Tremble.
of the age of Twenty one years and
oath deposeth and saith. Question by the Plaintiff. Where is your place of
residence. Answer. in
do you know
Question. do you know
for several years. Question. do you know of
the
the boat myself. Question. was J. B. Carron in the boat and did he go
the trip himself. Answer. he did and came back in the boat at the same
time
Mr J. B. Canon was to give
Seventy dollars. Question. how do you know that he was to give
that sum. Answer. I heard J. B. Carron tell J. B. Gauders that he would
give him seventy dollars for the trip. he gave me seventy five
to give the other hand for that trip. Answer I did. he said he was to give them
seventy dollars a piece. Question was there a written agreement between
Carron & Gauders. for Gaudere's services in the trip above mentioned. Answer. not that I know of I never saw our. Question. did Gaudeers
perform the trip. Answer. he did he went as for up Grand river as the
rest of us did. Question. did Mr
that trip. Answer. he did. Questions did J. B. Gaudere loose any time on
the Voyage. Answer not that I recollect of. Question did J. B. Gauders
obey the Orders of Mr.
I know. Question. was Mr
the time Mr
as what time did Mr
come in the boat to
offered Mr
did not want another hand to come to saint Louis. Question. have
you been paid by Mr
paid by
was very willing to pay.
wait for them. Question. have you any interest in the decision of the
Govern to and subsessibed before Mr
on this
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Substantially
The defendant then proved by Martial delaudeboratys, that
he Knew there was a written agreement between the parties on
the subject matter of this suit; that said written agreement was
signed by both parties, but that
the plantiffs counsel moved the court to exclude the
of Martial Delaudeboralys from the
that what he (the
cause, on the ground, that it appeared on the face of the
papers filed in the cause, that the said delaudetaraty is
security for the defendant in the appeal bond and therefore
was in competent to testify on the ground of interest in the
suit the court excluded the
the jury, and instructed the jury, to pay no attention to what
The defendent then proved by
trial of the said cause below, there was a written agreem
ent between the said parties among the papers, and
purported to be an agreement for a
to the performed by the plaintiff for the defendant
and that said agreement was not
the plaintiff then
the cause was tried below, who
tain there was no such written agreement as that
no
trial before him nor did he
heard any thing said about it at the said trial.
The defendants counsel then moved the court to
the jury that there being a written agreement between
the parties proved they must find for the defendant refused
As to what the court then said concerning
the proof of the existence of a written agreement I
``The defendants counsel then moved the court to in
struct the jury that if they
that there is a written agreement between the parties
relation to the subject matter of this suit, they must
find for the defendant.'' (Refused)
And the court then instructed the jury that if they
and in the
they
such were the words of the court according
to my
Godair vs
Corrections to be proposed to depts Bill of exceptions tendered
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1. The
evidenced
2. The court erred in
3. The court erred in not
the
being is
to have been among the papers at the
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Appeal
cause the counsel for the plaintiff
the following
the reading of which was objected to by the
been
absence of the witness
proved the court overruled the objections (altho
from the deposition
to which the defendants counsel exactly and
him cloud
testimony. The defendant that proved by
agreement between
excluded this
was security
then proved that on the
the said parties
concerning the subject matter of this
to act relating to a such to be performed by the
said plaintiff for said
was among the
agreement was not
having been among the papers at the Trial before him, or of its
The defendant, counsel then moved the court
to
agreement
they must
this instruction and said in the presence of
the jury that the proof of said written agreement
was very
the
instruct the jury that
the parties
matter of this
Deft. The court overruled this
but instructed the jury that if they believe
that there was a
the
they must
Deft by this
by the court.
The Plaintiffs counsel
a
(now
Which instruction
to which
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which are
Godair
vs.
Bils of En.
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The Jury paid for the Plaintiff fifty
five dollars and fifty cents.
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Appeal
The
court to
following
1. The jury found against
and evidence
2. The court permitted improper
evidence to go to the jury
3. The court
Reason
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our circuit Court,
then and there to testify and the truty to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and,
on the part of the
for
Joseph Belcourt.
Bazelle
fourthwith for
plaintiff
Executed on
B.
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
executed on
for
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
for
for
Plaintiff
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all mannerof excuse and delay they be and appar in proper person before the Judge
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
Further of these
for
for plaintiff