Winans v. Hardenbergh

California Supreme Court
Winans v. Hardenbergh, 8 Cal. 291 (Cal. 1857)
Burnett, Terry

Winans v. Hardenbergh

Opinion of the Court

Terry, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court—Burnett, J., concurring.

The only exception taken by appellant in the Court below, was to the refusal of the Court to instruct the jury, as in case of non-suit, upon the close of the plaintiff’s testimony. If this were an error, it was cured by the introduction of evidence on the part of defendants, which supplied every omission in plaintiff’s case, and conclusively established his right to recover. Smith v. Compton, Jan. T., 1856. The appeal is without merit, and was evidently taken for delay.

Judgment affirmed, with ten per cent, damages, and costs.

Reference

Full Case Name
WINANS v. HARDENBERGH
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
A failure on the part of a plaintiff to make out his case, and error in the Court in refusing to instruct the jury as in case of nonsuit, can be cured by the testimony of the defence.