Ezell v. Justices of Giles County
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM GILES. This causo ivas tried in the Circuit Court of Giles, at, the December Term, 1857, Hon. IV. P. Maetin, presiding. Verdict and judgmentfor the plaintiff. The defendant appcaled.
1Opinion of the CourtWeight, J.
The plaintiff in error undertook to build a public bridge in •Giles comity, but failed to do so, and for this breach of his contract the present action was brought and resulted, in the circuit court, in a verdict and judgment against him and he lias appealed to this Court.
A reversal of the judgment is .claimed upon several grounds which wo shall proceed to consider.
The first error complained of is, that the Circuit Judge refused to dismiss the suit and discharged the rule obtained upon the attorneys .of the plaintiff below, for its dismissal, for want of authority to prosecute the same.
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