Moriarty v. McDevitt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Scott county, Baxter, J., presiding, (acting for the judge of the 8th district,) setting aside a judgment for costs, entered on a verdict.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The verdict rendered in this action, the same being properly entitled and signed, was as follows: “We, the jury in the above-entitled action, find a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of the twenty-five ($25) dollars, now in his possession.” Thereupon judgment was entered against the plaintiff for the amount of defendant’s costs and disbursements, which judgment was set aside upon the ground that, by reason of its ambiguity and uncertainty, the verdict was of no,value-for any purpose. The order appealed from must be affirmed, unless the verdict can be treated and considered as for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Leftwich v. DaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
3Cited by4 opinions
- Davis v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Anderson v. Van DorenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Cohues v. FinholtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Jaenisch v. VigenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941