Michael v. Curtis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
ACTION to recover for the use and occupation of certain land of the plaintiff, and for damages for the brea.eh of a contract; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County and tried to the jury before Taintor, J. Verdict for the defendant, and motion for a new trial by the plaintiff for a verdict against the evidence and an appeal for error in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The substituted complaint on which this case was tried contained two counts: — the first one claiming damages for the use and occupation by the defendant of certain land of the plaintiff: and the second damages for a breach of a contract by the defendant. The cause was tried upon issues closed to the jury, and there was a general verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff brings the case to this court on a motion for a new trial for a verdict against the evidence in the case, and also appeals, assigning as reasons of appeal divers rulings of the court in respect to evidence and in…
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