Hollis v. Moore

The appellee commenced his action of trespass vi et armis in the circuit.court. The defendant, after service had, appeared and filed three pleas of not guilty, a special plea of justification, and the statute of limitation. The cause was submitted to a jury, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff. The defendant moved for a new trial, and, upon his motion being overruled, he tendered his bill of exceptions, and appealed.

Upon examining the transcript of the record in this case, we find that there were no issues made up, or tendered to the pleas of the defendant. The pleas, therefore, stood…