Cargill v. Atwood
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Dependants’ petition for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is assumpsit for goods sold and delivered to, work and labor done and performed for, and cash advanced to John M. Oargill, defendants’ testator in his lifetime. Pleas, the general issue and the statute of limitations.
At the trial of the case in the Court of Common Pleas, at the December Term thereof, 1892, the plaintiff recovered a verdict for $2,414.4:4. The defendants now petition for a new trial on the grounds of erroneous rulings on the part of the Court, and that the verdict was against the evidence.
The first contention of the defendants is, that there was no competent proof offered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Phipps v. MahonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Starratt v. MullenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Gunn v. GunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Abbott v. KeithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1839
- Kelton v.HillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1870
3Cited by9 opinions
- Robertson v. O'NeillWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Kossuth County State Bank v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- State v. Steven B. MorrisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2014
- Wilson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
- Chandler v. RobinettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1913
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.