| Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Water - 1824 - 380 pages
...divert the water from its natural course, in such manner as to injure the mill below. The jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff; the Defendant moved for a new trial, on the ground of a misdirection ; and the court reserved the motion. SWIFT, Ch. J. By the common law,... | |
| David Graham (Jr.) - New trials - 1834 - 712 pages
...opinion that the words were fully explained, and therefore not actionable. The jury nevertheless found a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to law. Per Curiam — " We agree in opinion with the judge... | |
| Great Britain. Bail Court, Alfred Septimus Dowling - Civil procedure - 1835 - 944 pages
...set aside the verdict, and for a new country. The plaintiff omitted to add the similiter; and after a verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant moved for a new trial because there was no issue joined : but as the plea concluded with an " &c.", — Held, that, after... | |
| Jacob D. Wheeler - Common law - 1836 - 624 pages
...objection to his being admitted to testify ; and the court thereupon excluded him. The jury having found a verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant moved for a new trial, on the ground that the court mistook the law, in thus excluding the witness. en to the witness in order... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1838 - 626 pages
...presentment, and concluded his plea to the country. The plaintiff omitted to add the timiliter ; and, after a verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant moved for a new trial, because there was no issue joined ; but as the plea concluded with an " &c.," — Held, that after... | |
| Samuel Bealey Harrison - Law reports, digests, etc - 1842 - 694 pages
...presentment, and concluded his plea to the country. The plaintiff omitted to add the similiter ; and after a verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant moved for a new trial, because there was no issue joined ; but as the plea concluded with an"&c. :" — Held, that, after... | |
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