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HAMILTON ET AL. vs. HUMPHRIES. By the court, LAcY, J. HELD, that an appeal from a judgment ot a justice of the peace, on an account, the circuit court cannot render a final judgment or default, without a writ of enquiry, or trying thE cause on its merits.
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