Pawnee Ditch & Improvement Co. v. Adams

In November, 1889, after a trial by jury, Adams recovered a judgment against the Ditch Company for one hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents. The action wherein the judgment was entered was brought to recover damages for the failure of the company to deliver water under a contract which they had made with him. The lack of water, according to the plaintiff’s contention, *251caused the destruction of his crops and the damages for which he sued. After the verdict, a motion for a new trial was made, based on the misconduct of the jury. The refusal of the court to set aside the verdict for the…