Mann v. Clifton

Elias Clifton brought an action of trespass guare clausum fregit against Christopher Mann, William Mann, and Vance Rusk. The complaint is, that the defendants had broken the plaintiff’s close, pulled down his house, and destroyed his furniture in the house. The defendants pleaded not guilty. The jury gave a verdict in favour of the plaintiff for 900 dollars in damages. A motion for a new trial, made by the defendants, was overruled, and a judgment rendered on the verdict.

The plaintiffs in error, who were the defendants below, contend that a new trial ought to have been granted in this cause,…