Southern Express Co. v. Maddox
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari, from Fulton superior court — Judge Pendleton. July ■9, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The suit was instituted on account of the loss of certain cigars entrusted to the express company in its capacity of common carrier. The original summons claimed as principal $12.25, as interest $1.11. The verdict of the jury, as verified by the magistrate, was in the following language: “.We, the jury, find verdict for the plaintiff in the amount sued for, with interest.” It was unsigned, when delivered into court, but by direction of the magistrate one of the jurors signed it as foreman. There is no *224complaint that the verdict is contrary to the evidence or is without-evidence to support it;…
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