Kennedy v. Johnson

This case is an exception to an order overruling a motion for new trial in a citation for settlement by the heirs of Walter H. Kennedy against the administrators of the estate, on an appeal from the court of ordinary. In the trial in the superior court the judge submitted to the jury the question of rental value of land rented from the estate by the administrators, and the jury found the sum of $131.07. The court directed a verdict as to the other issues in the case, the effects of which were as follows: (a) To award to the widow the sum of $50 principal, plus interest to date of verdict and…