Wilson v. Means
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cloud District Court. Action brought by Means against Wilson and another, to recover for money advanced to be invested in hogs, and for his share of the profits of such investment. Trial at the August Term, 1880, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants bring the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The verdict of the jury is this case is as follows (court and title omitted):
“ We, the jury impanneled and sworn in the above entitled case, do upon our oaths find for plaintiff nine hundred dollars, with interest from March 6, 1879.
“Henry Decker, Foreman.”
The objection is made that the court could not know from the verdict against whom to render judgment; that under the instructions, the jury ought to have stated in the verdict whether they found against one or both defendants. The objection is not well taken. The verdict is a general…
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