Supreme Court of New Jersey August 15, 1793 (Mease v. Stevens)

Kinsey, C. J.,

charged the jury as follows:

This is an action of debt, brought by the plaintiff, John Mease, as surviving executor of the last will and testament of John Mease, deceased, against Richard Stevens, on a bond dated May 20th, 1765, in the penalty of £2,000, conditioned for the payment of £1,000 on the 20th of May next ensuing.