action of book deb

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action of book deb - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ACTION OF BOOK DEBT. The name of an action in Connecticut and Vermont,
  resorted to for the purpose of recovering payment for articles usually
  charged on book. 1 Day, 105; 4 Day, 105; 2 Verm, 66. See 1 Root, 59; 1 Conn.
  75; Kirby, 89; 2 Robt, 130; 11 Conn. 205.