Adams v. Merrill

This action of assumpsit for money had and received, with specifications under omnibus counts, was tried before a jury in the Superior Court for Sagadahoc County. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $520. The case comes to the Law Court on the defendant’s general motion for a new trial. The grounds stated in the motion are that the verdict is against the law and the evidence. There is no claim for excessive damages.

The specifications under the common counts allege that “on or about December 2, 1946 he (plaintiff) paid to the defendant the sum of $500, and on March 17, 1947 he…