Peters v. Johnson, Jackson & Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
From Circuit Court Ritchie County. Action by L. J. Peters against Johnson, Jackson & Co. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BraNNON, Judge:
This is an action of trespass on the ease brought in the circuit court of Ritchie County by L. J. Peters against the firm of Johnson, Jackson & Co. The declaration alleges that the defendants sold to the plaintiff through his agent by mistake salt-petre for epsom salts, and that the plaintiff having taken the saltpetre, believing it to be epsom salts, became sick and suffered great impairment of health. The jury in the case found for the defendants.
One error relied upon is that the verdict reads, “We the jury find for the defendants,” whereas it ought to read, “we the jury find…
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