Watkins v. Watkins
Watkins v. Watkins
Opinion of the Court
The court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial. The defendant admitted in his testimony that he still had on hand $210 of the $600 originally deposited with him under the contract and that he owed it to some one. The court had jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject-matter, and the direction of a verdict for the plaintiffs was an adjudication that the defendant owed the $210 with interest to the plaintiffs. The defendant can not be hurt because he will be protected in paying the money out on the order and judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. We are not called upon to decide whether the defendant would be liable to the plaintiffs for the full amount of the money deposited with him under the contract, because the plaintiffs do not complain of the verdict but are here contending that the verdict is correct. The contention of the plaintiff in error that the contract was a voluntary one and could be rescinded by the parties at their discretion or by a subsequent cohabitation is not sound. Code, §
Judgment affirmed.
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