Carpenter v. Dickerson
Carpenter v. Dickerson
Opinion of the Court
The appellees sued Carpenter for money laid out, &c., to his use.
The facts disclosed are, that the Dickersons were in pos
Carpenter answered by a denial. Trial, and judgment for the plaintiff.
The first point made is, that the evidence does not justify the amount of the finding.
Under the circumstances, we think it does. The deeds from the heirs of Buckler were introduced, and, for aught we can see, for the sole purpose of showing the amount of the consideration paid. They were not objected to as evidence. Perhaps they were not, if objected to, evidence against Carpenter of that fact. The expense of procuring the title, hunting up the heirs, &c., was proved by other evidence. The evidence thus introduced, without objection, shows the expenditure of a sum more than sufficient to make Carpenter's fair proportion amount to the sum named in the judgment. The answer was the general denial, and yet under it evidence was admitted relative to a compromise by Carpenter and Roberts, after Stewart had recovered judgment, by which Carpenter was to pay Roberts 800 dollars; but whether that was simply in discharge of his liability as the grantor of Roberts^ or whether it also included all the expenses incident to the suit, including those incurred in procuring the Buckler title, was, by the evidence, left a disputed question. The Court has passed upon that evidence, and we shall not disturb the finding on that ground, even if a payment to Roberts would have extinguished the claim of the agent, which we do not decide. The appellees insist that the whole evidence on
The judgment is affirmed with 5 per cent. damages and costs.
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