Legal Opinion

Powell v. Stickney

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1882No. 8368PublishedCited by 6 opinions

From the Porter Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.

— No objection was made to the sufficiency of :the complaint in the court below, but it is objected here that the description of the personal property sought to be recovered is insufficient. The objection comes too late. There are many defects which a verdict cures, and among them is the ■one now pointed out. If appellant had desired a more definite description of the property, he should have pursued a very different course from that adopted by him.

Error in excluding evidence must be assigned as a cause for a new trial, or it will be without avail on appeal.

The possession of personal property…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rose v. ColterIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Kane v. DrakeIndiana Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Phelps v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Mobile Savings Bank v. McDonnellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  3. Levi v. KraminerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1891
  4. Rinn v. RhodesIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  5. South Branch Lumber Co. v. StearnsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1891

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