Lyon v. Water Commissioners

The paper writing, in the general form of an opinion, closes with the words “ judgment may be prepared accordingly, with costs of the action to the plaintiffs,” and is signed by the trial justice. The words “ may be prepared ” were intended to, and may be well understood to, mean “ may be entered.” In these papers are statements of fact and conclusions of law, but these are not separately stated. Still, in view of the closing words, this was intended to be more than an opinion. The paper writing in the form of plaintiffs’ requests to find contains findings of fact and conclusions of law…