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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
permitted by the court to sue by
her next friend as a poor person, by her attorney
Counsel, Complains of
heretofore to writ on the
eight hundred and twenty seven
at the
beat
then & there imprisoned her and kept and detained her
in prison without any probable & reasonable cause what
prison and do still keep &
in prison against her will,
of the State and the said
aforesaid she was & still is a
her
the said
wherefore the said
and has sustained damage to the amount of
five hundred dollars and therefore she
We command you to summon
they be and appear before the
held at the city of
of November next then and there to anwwer unto
her next friend of a plea of Trespass to the
damage of said plaintiff of Five Hundred Dollars and
writ
Executed this writ on
the service of the same
County
Declarations
This is an action of
& Battery and false imprison
Bass &
P Q.
of
against
freedom and that they may be permitted to
permit the said
an
the said defendants by
and
is ordered by the court that the said defendants permit the said plaintiffs to have a
reasonable liberty of attending their
of this Court and that the said plaintiff shall not be subject to any severity
of treatment
We command you to
of our
the county of
said plaintiff of
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on the 13th day of the present month between the
hours of 9 Oclock in the forenoon and 5 Oclock in the
afternoon of that day at the office of J V
in this city we shall
witnesses to be read in the above suit in behalf
of the Plaintiff.
vs
Menard & Landreville
notice
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And the said
causes and defends the
and injury wherefore
of the said
above said to his charge or any part
in manner & form as the said
her next
thereof
he the said
and the said plaintiff doth the like
And for further plea on his behalf
the said
aforesaid action thereof if
he says that he the said
at the times mentioned on the said
hath he nor doth he now claim to
Plaintiff and this the said
vs
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and the said,
plea of the said
She ought not to be barred
her action aforesaid against the said
says that the said
mentioned & before the said several times did
claim to have & hold the said
claim the said
vs
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We command you to summon
the Judge of our
then and there to answer unto
Friend of a plea of
We command you as
term thereof to be held at the city of
on the fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto
who sues by
to the damage of said plaintiff of Five Hundred dollars and have you then there
the writ
vs
Action of
false imprisonment-