Robbins v. Souers
Indiana Supreme Court
From Huntington Circuit Court; Samuel E. Cooh, Judge. Action by James G-. Robbins and another against Ethan E. Souers. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiffs appeal. - (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion
On Petition for Rehearing.
Cox, J.
3. Appellee has presented a petition for a rehearing, and supported it by an earnest brief. It is contended that this court should not have ordered judgment to be rendered upon the answers to interrogatories, for the reason that they do not fix the amount which appellant should recover. It is not necessary in an action such as this, where a money judgment is sought on a note, that the answers shall find the specific amount due. It is sufficient if facts are found which enable the court, by a mere mathematical calculation, to determine it for the purpose of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Branson v. StudabakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Hoppes v. ChapinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1896