Supreme Court of New Jersey January 15, 1848 (Furman v. Parke)

Green, C. J.

It is first objected, in support of this demurrer, that the action is misconceived — that assumpsit, not debt, is the appropriate remedy. Assumpsit is certainly the most usual, and for obvious reasons, the most convenient form of action for the recovery of a reward. And it seems to be true as averred by the defendant’s counsel, that the precedents are all in this form.