Cogburn v. . Henson

The trial ended on Saturday afternoon, the last day of the term. The jury had not returned their verdict at 4:45 p. m. and the trial judge desiring to board a train scheduled to depart at 4:51 p. m., had the following entry made by consent of counsel for plaintiff and defendant:

"It is agreed by the counsel for the plaintiff and the defendant that the jury may return their verdict to the Clerk, and that the judgment may be signed out of term and out of the county."

The judge then left the court to board the train, and the jury afterwards returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. No judgment…