Boardman v. Poland
Boardman v. Poland
Opinion of the Court
This was an action of debt on a promissory note. The declaration demands three hundred and eighty-eight dollars and six cents debt, and one hundred dollars damages. There was a judgment by default; and the clerk, under the statute, computed the debt, and damages, and judgment was rendered thereon for one hundred and forty eight dollars debt, and one. hundred and fifteen dollars damages.
I. That there is a variance between the endorsement of the cause of action on the writ, and the declaration in the date of the note, and
II. That the damages allowed are greater than those.claimed in. the writ and declaration. . •
I. As to the first assignment, it has been repeatedly decided, that this Court will not look at the endorsement of the writ, for the purpose of finding error to reverse a judgment.
II. As to the second, this Court decided, in the case of Dinsmore vs. Austil,
In the case of Mc Whorter vs. Sayre & Sayre,
It is conceived, that this case is distinguishable from the other two. Here, the aggregate amount -of the judgment is for less than the aggregate amount claimed in the declaration — the amount of the debt being for much less, and the damages for fifteen dollars more. The clerk, in making up the sums might have included the whole amount as debt, and-there would have been less than the amount claimed, as debt, in the declaration; and - -we do not think that when there is no error in the amount of the judgment, that we should reverse a case for any technical division of the sum' — the declaration being sufficient to cover the whole amount.
The judgment must, be affirmed.
Ala. Rep. 89.
2 Stewart225
Reference
- Full Case Name
- BOARDMAN versus POLAND
- Status
- Published