Bevens v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

Counsel for the plaintiff in error, defendant below, in their brief filed in this court make the following statement:

“ The sole question in this case is as to what judgment should *251be entered on the special findings. It is a case where the necessity of special findings to control the tendency of juries to ‘lump things’ into ‘general results’ is especially apparent. Upon each of the five causes of action of defendant in error, plaintiff below, the jury found specially the amount of his recovery ; and out of these numerous items of…