Munkers v. Watson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. At the April Term 1871 of the Morris county district court, IJon. John IP. Watson, judge of the Fifth District, presiding, an action pending in said, court, wherein J. G. Munkers .and W. P. Tenoilliger were plaintiffs, and the M. K. & T. Railway Co. was defendant, came on for trial.
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus. At the April Term 1871 of the Morris county district court, IJon. John IP. Watson, judge of the Fifth District, presiding, an action pending in said, court, wherein J. G. Munkers .and W. P. Tenoilliger were plaintiffs, and the M. K. & T. Railway Co. was defendant, came on for trial. A jury was impanneled and sworn, the-evidence taken,-the cause submitted to the jury, and a verdict agreed upon and returned •into court in favor of the plaintiffs. The verdict being imperfect, the jury were directed by the court to retire and ■correct it. They did so. In their…
1Opinion of the Court
'The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, C. J.:
In the trial of a cause wherein the reía-: ■tors were plaintiffs, and the M. K. & T. Railway Company •' was-defendant, the jury brought in a written verdict, which' being examined by the judge was by him ednsidered imperfect, ■ andTre directed the jury to retire and perfect their verdict, ‘by •cofiiputin^- the interest and making it a part of -the assessed: ■damages. During the absence of the jury, the' attorney for • the defendant, by a written statement, informed the court' that' since the last retirement of the jury he had been…
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