Taylor v. Allen

A. J. Allen sued E. R. Taylor for $1125, the alleged value of • certain cabbage and onion crops eaten and destroyed by cows, sheep, and goats of the defendant. The defendant answered by filing a general denial of liability. Upon the trial the jury found for the plaintiff the sum of $300. The defendant moved for a new trial on the general grounds and on four special grounds, one of which has been abandoned. His motion was overruled and he excepted.

The first special ground of the motion for new trial alleges error in an excerpt from the charge of the court on the question of damages. The court…