Buzzanca v. Hagwood

This is an action in the nature of ejectment by appellee against appellant for the recovery of a house and lot situated on the highway some 10 or 15 miles from Bessemer which had been owned and occupied by W. H. Brown. The case went to the jury on count 4 of the complaint which claimed the land and “damages in the amount of $10,000.00 for the detention *406thereof, loss of mesne profits and damages to and waste of said land”. The verdict of the jury, as read by a juror, was in the following language: “We, the jury, find the plaintiff is entitled to recover said property; and also find the amount…