Gooch v. Coleman

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Panola county, and the only assignment of error is based upon the refusal of the trial court to permit the plaintiff to take a nonsuit under the circumstances, which will clearly appear from the following statement of the trial judge which appears in the record:

“When both sides had rested, the defendant counsel announced they had a question of law to be presented and gave to the court the instruction in question. Upon the jury retiring, argument was proceeded with, whereupon, plaintiff’s counsel asked time to go to his office and look for further…