Wagers v. Trustees of Town of Irvine
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 75 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL EROII ESTILE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The statute prior to March 1, 1888, excepted from the judgments' wlhich should bear interest those rendered upon certain causes of action; but by the provisions of that act these exceptions were stricken from the statute, and the effect of 'this; action iwas to leave the law as to interest on judgments as though, such, exceptions had never been in the statute. 1. At the time of the accrual of the plaintiff’s…
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Case 75 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL EROII ESTILE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The statute prior to March 1, 1888, excepted from the judgments' wlhich should bear interest those rendered upon certain causes of action; but by the provisions of that act these exceptions were stricken from the statute, and the effect of 'this; action iwas to leave the law as to interest on judgments as though, such, exceptions had never been in the statute. 1. At the time of the accrual of the plaintiff’s cause of action, ma interest on such judgments was allowed by the statute; (General Statutes, page 799, chap. 60, sec.…
1Opinion of the Court
’•CHIEF JUSTICE LEWIS
delivered the opinion oe the court.
August 20, 1883, appellant instituted ail action to recover of the town of Irvine for a personal injury sustained upon a bridge within the limits thereof.
July, 1884, judgment was rendered in his favor for $1,500, which, however, on appeal to the superior court was> reversed. March 5, 18S9, on a second trial, he recovered the present subsisting judgment for $1,000, it having on appeal *545been affirmed. November 27, 1889, he commenced this action for a mandamus requiring appellees, as trustees of said towrn, to cause levied, and collected…
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