Tweed v. Dayett

The articles of agreement not only contain a covenant to pay a certain money rent, but also sundry mutual covenants between the parties, the breach of which by either of them would sound only in unliquidated damages, and there are some on both sides which are not in terms for the payment of money, but for the performance of certain acts; we have always considered, however, that the statute referred to was only intended to apply to such instruments of writing for the payment of money, or are for the payment of money simply, and for nothing more. The plaintiff was therefore refused judgment.