Coates v. Cotteral

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

In this action of ejectment, plaintiffs seek to recover possession of the property described in the writ, with mesne profits for its wrongful detention. As to the former, the court below gave binding instructions in their favor, but, as to the latter, left the jury to fix the damages for detention, if any, over and above the $500 paid by defendants, as hereinafter set forth. Judgment having been entered on the verdict, defendants appeal, and allege that binding instructions should not have been given, because “under all the evidence in the case, it [was] for the…