Colbert & Kirtley v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Fredericksburg, rendered March 28th, 1891, in an action of'covenant wherein Joseph W. Colbert and William F. Kirtley, partners under the name of Colbert & Kirtley, were plaintiffs, and George W. Shepherd was defendant. The judgment being adverse to the plaintiffs, they obtained a writ of error to this court. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
The form of the suit is an action for damages for the alleged breach of a written contract, declared upon and made proferí of in the declaration; to which there was a demurrer, overruled by the court. The jury, upon, the evidence set forth in the record, and under instructions given by the court, after refusing to give instructions asked for by the plaintiffs, found a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiffs moved the court to set the verdict aside and grant to them a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence; which motion the court overruled, and…
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