Tagg v. Miller
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for York county. The action was originally brought before a justice of the peace, by Miller against Tagg. Miller had judgment there, as well as in the district court on appeal, and Tagg came here on a petition in error.
1Opinion of the CourtLake, J.
Of the numerous errors assigned, we shall refer only to those relied on by counsel in their brief. And of these, the first — that the damages are excessive — is clearly not well taken, if the testimony of the defendant in error he substantially true. That the jury so regarded it, although in many particulars irreconcilably conflicting with that of the plaintiff in error, is manifest from the fact that their verdict, which, although upon this theory it might have been somewhat larger, *443is evidently based tbereon. While there are some circumstances militating somewhat against the bona fides of a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Horbach v. MillerNebraska Supreme Court · 1875
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