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Judgment Book Of Superior Court, Vol. E, May 1764 - Feb. 1767, At 83-84, New Hampshire State Archives, At 428 - Weare V. Weare,
Documents from Dimension II: Habeas Corpus as a Legal Remedy (article)
… New England tax litigations ... continued after Independence as before, plaintiffs routinely alleged simply that the tax had been imposed “illegally” and went to the jury on the general issue.
Judgment Book Of The Superior Court, Vol. E, At 357-58, New Hampshire State Archives - Ober V. Woodman
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
... Nathaniel Woodman of Salem, New Hampshire found himself on the losing end of a lawsuit tried before a Justice of the Peace named John Ober. Ordered to pay the plaintiff 20 shillings, Woodman requested an attested copy of the judgment in order to take an appeal. But, Woodman complained, Ober, “contrary to his ... office, oath and duty,” refused to provide the document, thereby damaging Woodman to the tune of £10. Woodman recovered 5 shillings plus court costs at the trial level, a sum increased to 30 shillings plus costs when Ober appealed.