Manning v. City of Orleans
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Harlan county. Tried below before Gaslin, J. The facts are stated by the commissioner. If the verdict is wrong, the remedy was by motion for a new trial. No application for a new trial having been made, the judgment should be rendered upon the verdict.
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Error from the district court of Harlan county. Tried below before Gaslin, J. The facts are stated by the commissioner. If the verdict is wrong, the remedy was by motion for a new trial. No application for a new trial having been made, the judgment should be rendered upon the verdict. (1 Black, Judgments, secs. 142, 161, 186; Oades v. Oa/Ls, 6 Neb., 304; Bowers v. Mice, 19 Neb., 576; Nordyke v. Dickson, 76 Ind., 188; Meid v. Dunklin, 5 Ala., 205; Stevens v. Lee, 70 Tex., 282.)
1Opinion of the Court
Irvine, C.
The city of Orleans sued the plaintiffs in error, alleging that the plaintiffs in error were, in 1885, the owners of certain property in the then village of Orleans; that they negligently made an excavation in the street adjoining their property and left the same without guards or protection for travelers; that one George S. Perry fell into said excavation and was injured, brought action against the defendant in error, recovered judgment, which was paid; that the defendant in error had informed plaintiffs in error of thé pendency of such action, and that they had undertaken and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bowers v. RiceNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
- Lamb v. BriggsNebraska Supreme Court · 1887
- Oades v. OadesNebraska Supreme Court · 1877
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