White v. Trinity Church
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was a petition for a new trial. The original action was assumpsit; brought by the Rev George S. White against the society of Trinity Church in Brooklyn, for services rendered, from the 19th of December, 1817, until Easier Tuesday, 1818, at the special instance and request of the defendants, as pastor and teacher in said society. The cause was tried in the superior court, on the general issue ; and a verdict was given for the defendants.
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IN ERROR. This was a petition for a new trial. The original action was assumpsit; brought by the Rev George S. White against the society of Trinity Church in Brooklyn, for services rendered, from the 19th of December, 1817, until Easier Tuesday, 1818, at the special instance and request of the defendants, as pastor and teacher in said society. The cause was tried in the superior court, on the general issue ; and a verdict was given for the defendants. The petition stated, that before and at the trial, the petitioner and his counsel were led to believe, that the only question to be litigated…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
An action of assumpsit was brought, by the plaintiff in error, against the defendants, to recover the value of certain services rendered ; and on a hearing, by the court and jury, the cause was determined against him. For the purpose of obtaining a new trial, he exhibited his petition to the superior court, alleging surprise, and the production of evidence against him, which, otherwise, he could have disproved ; and on demurrer, it was adjudged against him, for insufficiency. To review this determination, a writ of error is brought to this Court.
A petition for new trial, is an…
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