3.-For Recovery of Money lost at the Game of Cribbage. In the Exchequer of Pleas. Lincolnshire to wit. The 7th day of February, 1835. this suit), by Isaac Tims, his attorney, complains of Simon Spade (the defendant in this suit), who has been summoned to answer the said plaintiff in an action on promises. For that whereas heretofore, to wit, on the 1st day of December, in the year of our Lord 1834, in consideration that the said plaintiff, at the special instance and request of the said defendant, had then agreed with, and undertaken, and faithfully promised the said defendant, to play at a certain game, that is to say, at a certain game called cribbage, with the said defendant, and to pay him all such sum and sums of money as he, the said plaintiff, should lose to the said defendant, by means of his said playing with the said defendant, he, the said defendant then agreed with, and undertook, and faithfully promised the said plaintiff to play at the said game with the said plaintiff, and to pay the said plaintiff all such sum and sums of money as he, the said defendant, should lose to the said plaintiff, by means of his so playing with the said plaintiff, when he, the said defendant, should be thereunto afterwards requested; and the said plaintiff avers, that he, confiding in the said promise and undertaking, and agreement of the said defendant, did afterwards, to wit, on the day and year aforesaid, play at the said game with the said defendant, who did also then play at the said game with the said plaintiff; A A and also the said defendant, by means of his so playing with the said plaintiff as aforesaid, did then lose to the said plaintiff, who did then win of the said defendant, divers sums of money, amounting to a large sum of money, to wit, the sum of 107.; yet the said defendant, although he was then and oftentimes afterwards requested by the said plaintiff to pay him the said sum of money, so by him lost to the said plaintiff in manner aforesaid, did not, nor would, when he was so requested as aforesaid, pay, nor hath he, at any time before or since, hitherto paid, or cause to be paid, the sum of money so by him lost to the said plaintiff as aforesaid, or any part thereof, to the said plaintiff, but hath hitherto wholly refused, and still refuses to do, to the damage of the said plaintiff of 201., and therefore he brings suit, &c. COMMON COUNT IN ASSUMPSIT. For Goods sold and delivered. In the King's Bench. The 12th day of February, 1835. Somersetshire to wit. Jonathan Gregory (the plaintiff in this suit), by Abraham Elliott, his attorney, complains of James Johnson (the defendant in this suit), who has been arrested at the suit of the said plaintiff in an action on promises. For that whereas the said defendant heretofore, (See ante, p. 398). to wit, on the 1st day of December, in the year of our Lord 1834, was indebted to the said plaintiff in 5007. for goods then sold and delivered by the said plaintiff to the said defendant at his request. And whereas the said defendant afterwards in consideration of the promises, then promised to pay the said sum of money to the said plaintiff, on request. Yet he hath disregarded his promise, and hath not paid the said money or any part thereof to the plaintiff's damages of 5007., and thereupon he brings suit, &c. COMMON COUNT IN DEBT. In Goods sold and delivered. In the Common Pleas. The 12th day of February, 1835. Somersetshire to wit. Jonathan Gregory (the plaintiff in this suit), by Abraham Elliott, his attorney, complains of James Johnson (the defendant in this suit), who has been arrested at the suit of the said plaintiff in an action of debt-and he demands of him the sum of 500l., which he owes to and unjustly detains from the said plaintiff. For that whereas the said defendant heretofore, to wit, on the 1st day of December, in the year of our Lord 1834, was indebted to the said plaintiff in 500l. for goods then sold and delivered by the said plaintiff to the said defendant, at his request, to be paid by the said defendant to the said plaintiff on request. Yet the said defendant, although often requested, hath not paid the said sum of 500%, above demanded, or any part thereof, as yet, to the said plaintiff ; but so to do hath hitherto publicly refused, and still refuses, to the damage of the said plaintiff, of 107., and therefore he brings his suit, &c. A. ABATEMENT, pleas in, 288, 289, 523-525, ̧ Abbot on Shipping, 358. extract from, 358, 359. a material error in the abridgment of a statute Abercrombie, Dr. (of Edinburgh), his "Inquiries,” &c. 166 (n). great care required in, ib. 431 (n). marginal, of cases, 445. Acquaintances should not be encouraged to call at chambers, 452. parties to, 299, 300. forms of, 301-304. Adams' Roman Antiquities, one of the last books the classical Adams on Ejectment, recommended, 347. articled to an attorney, 479, 480. Algernon Sidney-on the choice of companions, 104. Alison's History of Europe during the French revolution, 139, 140. Ambition, 113-115. Amos, his Lectures, &c., 255, 256. description of the difficulty of law lectures, 257, 258. condemnation of Blackstone's Commentaries, 368 (n). Analytic method of learning law, 35, 230-232. Ancient History, Lord Mansfield's plan for the study of, 131–133. should not be too much relied on, 375, 376. Application of legal principles, acquisition of readiness and accu- mode of, suggested, ib. imaginary cases, and framing variations of the advantages of, 419, 420. Arbuthnot, his burlesque of an old law report, 442 (n), 509–513. his "Elements of Physics" recommended, 144, 145. Archbold, his Practice, 326, 327. Treatise on Bankruptcy (by Flather), 354, 355, 493. Aristotle, his comparison of a hasty judgment to a thoughtless |