Wood v. Hurd
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show canse why the verdict should not be set aside. The plaintiff sought to recover damages against the Aefendant for obstructing a by-road in the county of Morris, which plaintiff alleged he had a right to use. There was a verdict for defendant, which the plaintiff now seeks to set aside. The principal question involved was, whether the by-road had legal existence, as claimed by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Van Syckel, J.
The declaration in this action is framed to recover damages which the plaintiff has sustained by the obstruction by defendant of a by-road in the county of Morris, which the plaintiff alleges that he had a right to use. The trial below having resulted in a verdict for the defendant, the case comes here on a. rule to show cause why the verdict shall not be set aside — First. For alleged error in the charge of the court. Second. Because the verdict is against the weight of evidence.
The real question in the cause was, whether the by-road *89had…
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