Legal Opinion

Fry v. Longstreet & Sedgwick

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 31, 1877No. 178, Op. Book No. 1, p. 417Published

Error from Guadalupe County.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ector, P. J.

§ 48. Excessive judgment; remittitur. Judgment by default was excessive. In the supreme court the attorney for plaintiffs below entered a remitter for the excess. If this had been done in the lower court before defendant had filed his petition and bond for- writ of error, the judgment would be affirmed; but as this was not done until defendant had taken steps, onerous in their nature, to correct the error, the defendant should not be taxed with costs in this court. [Chrisman v. Davenport, 21 Tex. 483; Cornelius v. Thompson, 27 Tex. 31; Edmundson v. Yates, 25 Tex. 373;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chrisman v. DavenportTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Chadwick v. MeredithTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Cornelius v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1863
  4. Edmundson v. YatesTexas Supreme Court · 1860

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