Newberry v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Wytheville. Decided at Staunton. Error to judgment of circuit court of Bland county, rendered at its April term, 1891, in an action of detinue wherein the plaintiff in error, Samuel H. Newberry, was plaintiff, and Samuel W. Williams'was defendant. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of detinue to recover possession of a printing press. Pending the action the press was destroyed by fire, which fact was set up by plea puis darreign continuance, with an allegation that the loss was not caused by the fault of the defendant. 'After the evidence had been closed, the plaintiff offered four instructions, the second and fourth of which were given, but the court refused to give the third, and gave the first with a modification. To this refusal to give all the instructions as ashed for, the plaintiff excepted. The…
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