Chaffin v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Richmond, rendered June 13th, 1887, in an action for insulting words, wherein I). H. Lynch was plaintiff, and R. B. Chaffin was defendant.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Richmond, rendered June 13th, 1887, in an action for insulting words, wherein I). H. Lynch was plaintiff, and R. B. Chaffin was defendant. This case is sequel to the case of Chaffin v. Lynch, 83 Va., 106. At the second trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $1,200. The defendant moved the court to set aside the verdict and grant him a new trial, which motion the court overruled, and entered judgment in accordance with the verdict. The defendant excepted to this, as well as to other rulings made by the court…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
"When this case was before this court, at its March term, 1887, (83 Va., 106,) the judgment was reversed, and the case remanded to the circuit court for a new trial, to be had in conformity with the views of this court expressed in a written opinion filed with the record. The case is again before us on a writ of error to a judgment of the'eircuit court, rendered on the 13th of June, 1887, and the record discloses the fact that the new trial ordered by this court was not had in conformity with the views contained in the opinion filed as aforesaid.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Dillard v. CollinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874
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