Craig v. Cook
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for the ■counties of Stevens, Big Stone and Traverse, Brown, J., presiding, refusing anew trial in ease plaintiff should remit $900 of the verdict ■of $1,200 returned by the jury; the order directing that unless plaintiff should, within ten days after notice, file such remittitur, and give notice thereof to the defendant, the verdict should be set aside. The plaintiff relinquished the $900, in compliance with the order.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The only pleadings in this case were the complaint and answer. Upon the trial the defendant moved for judgment, on the ground that the answer contained new matter, which, for want of a reply, stood admitted. The court denied the motion, and defendant excepted. The complaint alleges that on the 31st day of March, 1879, the plaintiff was lawfully and peacefully in possession of a certain hotel building, (described,) and that on that day the defendant broke and entered said house, and forcibly ejected her therefrom, without authority of law, and struck, beat and abused her, and threw bier goods…
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