Voorhees v. Reed

Assumpsit by appellee against appellant, brought before ajustice of the peace and appealed to the circuit court, where plaintiff obtained a verdict for $175 damages, being the full amount claimed. Defendant moved for a new trial upon the grounds, among others, that the' verdict was against the law and the evidence and that improper instructions had been given for the plaintiff; but the court overruled the motion and rendered judgment upon the verdict, for the plaintiff, for the damages so assessed and for costs; from which judgment the defendant took this appeal, and here assigns for error…