Monroe v. Alden

The plaintiff sued the defendants on an account for $348 and interest. The defendants filed an answer in which they denied that they were indebted to the plaintiff in the amount sued ■ for, but admitted that they were indebted to him in the sum of $50, and they tendered that amount into court. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff against the defendants for “$300 and no interest. In full.” Judgment was immediately entered thereon, but before the jury dispersed, and while they were yet in the jury-box,- the foreman stated to the attorney for the plaintiff that it was the intention of…