Ross v. Cannon

Historical collection note: this decision belongs to the earlier Delaware Court of Common Pleas, a colonial civil court abolished in 1831. It is distinct from the modern Court of Common Pleas first established in 1917. Official history: https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-agency-histories/court-of-common-pleas/ ; https://courts.delaware.gov/commonpleas/history.aspx

Per Curiam.
The pleas are inconsistent and cannot be pleaded.

N. B. The motive for putting in these pleas was to take advantage of a variance between the bond as shown on oyer and the one declared on.

The defendant’s counsel then offered the plea of nil debet in modo et forma etc. This the Court rejected likewise.