Hart v. Bray & Bros.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Eufaula. Tried before the Hon. E. M. Keils.
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
In the court below, Bray & Brothers sued Hart in an action on an account, or verbal contract; and Hart pleaded, as a set-off, an amount claimed by him for rent of a storehouse in the city of Eufaula, during the year 1867. The only question raised by the assignment of errors is the objection to the charge of the court below, given on the plaintiff’s motion, and excepted to by the defendant, which is set out further on in this opinion. The objection here insisted on is, that this charge “ tends to mislead the jury.” As a general rule, this is not sufficient to reverse, unless it appears that…
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