Murphy v. Howard

OPINION OP

THE COURT.

[Benjamin F.] Howard declared in an action of assump-sit against [Benjamin] Murphy for the value of a certain keelboat, charged to be of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars, and laid his damages at that amount. Upon the trial of the issue joined, the jury by their verdict assessed the damages to twenty-five dollars, for which the court rendered judgment for Howard, from which Murphy has appealed to this court. The only ground relied upon by the counsel for the appellant for reversing the judgment is, that the circuit court did not possess jurisdiction of the case.…