S. S. Thompson & Co. v. County of Atlantic

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Walker, Chancellor.

This was an action at law in the Supreme Court for damages. The defendant denied liability and the case was tried before Circuit Court Judge Sooy and a jury. The trial court struck out the first and third counts of the complaint and ordered a nonsuit as to the second and fourth counts, and directed that a general verdict be entered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant upon the fifth count in the sum of-$3,035.08. Judgment was thereafter duly entered for the directed verdict, with costs. The plaintiff appeals to this…