City Gas Co. v. Poudre
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action of trespass on the case was brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant Gas Company damages for its alleged *225wrongful act in having him arrested. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment against the defendant, which is now to be reviewed.
The first assignment of error is that the lower court declined to permit the defendant to introduce any evidence, because no grounds of defense had been filed, although the general issue had been pleaded, and the plaintiff had replied generally thereto.
Bill of exceptions No. 1, which embodies the defendant’s objection to this action of…
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