Merrick v. Bedford.

The following is taken from the official record in this case: “At the conclusion of the evidence and before the evidence closed, the plaintiff’s counsel announced that the plaintiff would take a nonsuit. Judgment of non-suit is entered and the plaintiff is taxed with the costs. No adverse ruling to the plaintiff was made after the motion of the defendant to nonsuit was overruled, and the court held that the plaintiff was entitled to have his case submitted to the jury, but disagreed with the plaintiff’s counsel as to the measure of damages. On the next day, after the jury was discharged in…