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Osborn v. LloydOsborn v. Lloyd

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Aug 15, 1791
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by the Court.

Liberty is given to alter ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍his reply; he then replied that at the time of contracting said debt both ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍the parties lived in the state of Connecticut. Demurrer.

It appeared upon inspection, that the ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍defendant was not described as an; absent absconding debtor; which only could enable ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍the plaintiff to sustain this action, the defect was admitted to be fatal and ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍judgment was, that the reply was insufficient.

Case Details

Case Name: Osborn v. Lloyd
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Aug 15, 1791
Citation: 1 Root 301
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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