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Judgment Book Of Superior Court, Vol. E, May 1764 - Feb. 1767 - Shaw V. Moulton

Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)

In a single action Jonathan Shaw sued three J.P.’s for “unjustly and illegally” signing distress warrants resulting in his imprisonment for 10 days and claimed £600 in damages. He lost against all three defendants before three separate juries at three levels of proceedings ending in November 1764.