Ballou v. Black

Cobb, Ch. J.

This cause was tried to the district court, which found for the defendants and rendered a judgment dismissing the action and sending the defendants hence without day. The grounds of such finding and decision are not stated in the judgment, nor are they apparent to this court upon an inspection of the record. It is stated, however, in the brief of counsel for appellants, that the decision was based upon the first point urged 'by the.defendants in that court,, to-wit: That the act of the legislature, approved February 28, 1881, entitled “An act to amend chapter 42 of the General…