Broudy-Kantor Co. v. Levin
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plain tiff. Defendant assigns error.
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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plain tiff. Defendant assigns error. This is an action of trespass on the case instituted by the defendant in error, Max Levin (who will be hereinafter called plaintiff), against all of the plaintiffs in error' (who will hereinafter be called defendants or referred to by their individual names), to recover damages, for the alleged wrongful and wilful misconduct of the defendants in taking and carrying away, in satisfaction of certain debts owing to the defendants, the fixtures,…
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J.,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court.
In so far as deemed needful, the questions raised by the assignments of error will be disposed of in their order as stated below.
[1, 2] 1. Did the court err in giving the following instruction?
“The court further instructs the jury that should they believe from the evidence that the defendants, or either of them, committed the acts complained of in the declaration and that the said acts were committed in wilful disregard of plaintiff’s rights in order to illegally get possession of the property…
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