Buckles v. Lambert
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASH 33 — PETITION ORDINARY cited 3 ilia?-., 337; 16 B. Mon., 356; 4 J. J. Mar., 269; 4 Litt., 134; 3 Mon., 137; 1 J. J. Mar., 198; Civil Code, sec. 399. cited 3 Mar., 337; 16 B. Mon., 356; 4 J. J. Mar., 269; 4 Litt., 134; 3 Mon., 137; 1 J. J. Mar., 198. C. G. Wintersmith, for appellee, cited Civil Code, secs. 347, 398; 17 B. Mon., 188; Fleety vs. Bell, Mss. Opin., December, 1855.
1Dissent
JUDGE WILLIAMS,
dissenting from the opinion of the majority of the court, delivered the following opinion:
With all due deference to the majority of the court, I must dissent from the opinion in this case.
By the rules of the common law, juries were not authorized to give several damages in a joint action against trespassers, save in a very peculiar class of cases where a joint action against several trespassers could be maintained. (See 3 Mon., 137; 1 J. J. Mar., 361; 4 J. J. Mar., 269.)
If the jury should assess several damages against joint trespassers, the plaintiff might either take a…
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