Jacob Winter v. Jonathan Haslett

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Taney represented Jacob Winter in this case. He filed this petition to have a decision rendered against Winter, and in favor of Jonathan Haslett, for $20 plus interest accrued overturned. Previously, John Huston, a Justice of the Peace for Frederick County, had ruled against Winter. Winter maintained that this decision was unjust and contrary to the equity & right of the matter because the judgment should have been found in his favor in the initial ruling.

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To the Honourable the Judges of Frederick County Court now sitting --

The petition of Jacob Winter of Frederick County humbly showeth that on the twenty seventh day of July, in the year, eighteen hundred and twelve, at Frederick County aforesaid a Judgement was rendered by John Huston Esquire a Justice of the peace for Frederick County aforesaid, against your petitioner in favour of Jonathan Haslett for the sum of twenty dollars debt with Interest from date & one dollar, twenty six & 1/2 cents in a trial then and there had before him the said John Huston in which the said Jonathan Haslett was plaintiff and the said Jacob Winter was Defendant -- which Judgment your petitioner avers is unjust and contrary to the equity and right of the matter & ought to have been in favour of your petitioner, and from which said Judgment your

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petitioner appeals & prays your honour to enquire into the same & give to your petitioner such relief in the [ ] as is right.

R. B. Taney Atty. for Petitioner

{Jacob Winter vs. Jonathan Haslett}

{Petition}

{Mr. Ritchie file this R. B. Taney}

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