Hagerstown Steam-Engine Co. v. Grizzard

Simmons, Justice.

The plaintiff in error brought suit in trover in the court below for a certain steam-engine, and elected on the trial to take a money verdict. The defendant filed several pleas; among which were the pleas of failure of consideration, set-off and recoupment. The jury found a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff made a motion for a new trial on several grounds, which was overruled by the court, and the plaintiff excepted.

1. The first three grounds are the usual ones that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, etc. There is some evidence to authorize the finding of…