Maxwell v. Summerville Lumber Co.

The verdict of the jury in this case was a general verdict and a special verdict, and not a special verdict or one finding in favor of the lien only, and the judgment entered properly followed the verdict. The plaintiff prayed for a general judgment against the defendants for $500.75, and also for a special judgment against the property improved, "giving said petitioner a lien upon said real estate.” The verdict was a general one finding for the plaintiff for the full amount sued for, and was a finding “that the plaintiff's lien as prayed for be set up and established upon the property…