18 Mass. 504
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 15, 1823
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1823-09-15
<p>A demand, on which a writ indorsed by the plaintiff himself had been sued out, was referred, pursuant to St. 1786, c. 21, which requires the person having the demand to make out a u statement thereof, under his hand in writing,” to be annexed to the rule of submission. Held, that annexing the writ was sufficient.</p>
Decided 1823-09-15
¶1As the object of the legislature was, that there should be a specific demand, and as they say merely that it shall be under the hand of the party, but do not say that it shall be subscribed, we think annexing the writ was sufficient. Nothing could be better than the writ to show the nature of the demand.
¶2Judgment affirmed, with costs