Monday December 10th 1855

with their costs in and about their said suit in this behalf
expended, taxed at             dollars and             cents,
& the defendant in mercy &c

William H. Beach        }   J.M. Baker
          vs            }
William Cason and Sol-  }    Asst
omon F. Halliday, part- }
ners &c                 } And now on this day came the
plaintiff by his Attorney James M. Baker, and the de-
fendant being three times Solemnly called, answered not
It is therefore (on motion of plaintiff's Attorney) ordered by
the Court, that the said plaintiff do have his judg-
ment against the said defendant by default for want
of a plea and that the Clerk assess the damages,
Whereupon the Clerk having assessed the damages at
         dollars and              cents, It is further
ordered considered and adjudged by the Court that
the said plaintiff do have and recover of and from
the said defendant the said sum of
         dollars and          cents for his damages
together with his costs in this behalf expended taxed at
         dollars and          cents, and the de-
fendant in mercy &c

               Bates &  }
               Mitchell }  J.M. Baker
            vs          }     assumpsit
Solomon F. Halliday &   }
William Cason           }
                  And now on this day came the plaintiffs
by their attorney James M. Baker Esq and the defendants
saying nothing , after being three times Solemnly called
in motion of plaintiff's attorney, It is ordered by the
Court that the plaintiff do have their judgment by de-
fault against the said defendants for want of a plea
and that the Clerk assess the damages: Whereupon the
Clerk having assessed the damages at Six hundred & forty one
dollars and Eighty two cents, It is further ordered, Consid-
ered and adjudged by the Court that the said plaintiffs do have
and recover of and from the said defendants the said sum of Six hundred
& forty one dollars and 82 cents, for their damages and together with the
sum of 3-- dollars and 85 cents for their costs in this behalf
expended, and the defendant in mercy &c