Solen v. Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judical District, Storey County. The conclusions of law drawn by the district court, and referred to in the opinions, are as follows: 1. Such judgment of William Solen against defendant drew no interest, for that the same was not specified therein, and for that the attorneys of said Solen waived the same by the form of judgment by them prepared. 2. The payment by defendant into court, on the twenty-ninth day of June, of the sum of…
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Appeal from the District Court of the First Judical District, Storey County. The conclusions of law drawn by the district court, and referred to in the opinions, are as follows: 1. Such judgment of William Solen against defendant drew no interest, for that the same was not specified therein, and for that the attorneys of said Solen waived the same by the form of judgment by them prepared. 2. The payment by defendant into court, on the twenty-ninth day of June, of the sum of fifteen thousand two hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-five cents, satisfied, paid, and discharged the judgment…
1ConcurrenceLeonard, J.
I fully agree with the reasoning and conclusion of Chief Justice Beatty upon the first question discussed in his opinion, that is to say, Solen Avas entitled to have judgment entered in his favor in the first action, specifying that the amount of damages recovered should bear interest until paid, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum. And although, in my opinion, the decision in Hastings v. Johnson, 1 Nev. 613, was wrong, still it must be regarded as the settled law *325of this state, and it follows therefore, that interest can not be collected by execution upon the original judgment. I also…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Denison v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
- Klock v. RobinsonNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Pitzer v. RusselOregon Supreme Court · 1871
- Hastings v. JohnsonNevada Supreme Court · 1865
- Watson v. FullerNew York Supreme Court · 1810