Hunn v. Lewis

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.
In this case, book of defendant in account against I. Cox, charged cash paid to Merrick, a stranger, without an order had been produced; [it] is no evidence as to the other part of the account. If you discover from the evidence that those articles were paid as part of the rent to the plaintiff or her agent, you will allow them, but not otherwise.