Haycraft v. Davis

This was an action of detinue for a promissory note made by James Brown, brought to the Jersey Circuit Court by Benjamin F. Davis, the payee, against James J. Haycraft, and tried by a jury on the general issue and several special pleas. The issues were found for the plaintiff, and the usual j udgment was entered, that defendant deliver up the note or pay the plaintiff the value thereof, which was found by the jury to be $1,112.07, a motion for a new trial having been denied.

To reverse this judgment the defendant appeals to this court, making the point that the verdict was contrary to the law…