Burns Bros. v. Morrison

Lucas, President :

Tliis was an action of detinue brought by the plaintiffs below against the defendant for the purpose of recovering some saw-logs, amounting in value, as declared upon, to the sum of nine hundred dollars in all. The case was submitted to a jury, who found for the defendant a verdict in the following words: “We, the jury, find that the defendant had no possession of the property mentioned in the declaration prior to the institution of this suit.” Upon this verdict judgment was given for the defendant.

The plaintiffs moved the court to set aside the verdict, and grant them a new…