Nelson v. Welch

Welch sued Nelson, on an account, before a justice of the peace in Ohio county. Both parties appeared, and after a trial there was a judgment against Nelson for $54.92. The latter appealed to the circuit court, where the case was again tried by a jury, who returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $50.85, the reduction being within ninety-three cents of the amount necessary to carry the costs against the prevailing party.

The only question involved in this appeal relates to certain statements made by plaintiff’s counsel in his closing address to the jury. It is recited in a bill of…