West v. Bank of Americus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Yerdict. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Crisp. Lee Superior Court. March Adjourned Term, 1879. Plaintiff in error moved to set aside the judgment obtained against him by defendant in error, because it did not conform to the verdict on which i was founded. The court overruled the motion, and the fnovant excepted. For the other facts see the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Justice.
This was a motion to set aside the judgment on the ground that it did not follow the verdict. The verdict is for eighteen hundred dollars, written thus : “ eighteen 1800 dollars;” the judgment is for eighteen hundred dollars, written out in full. The pleadings show that the petition, rule nisi and absolute to foreclose the mortgage, were all for eighteen "hundred dollars.
Plaintiff in error contends that the word “eighteen” in writing, qualifies the following written word “dollars,” and that the verdict should be read leaving out the figures “1800.” On the other hand, the…
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