Delaware County Trust, Safe Deposit & Title Insurance v. Lee
Delaware County Trust, Safe Deposit & Title Insurance v. Lee
Opinion of the Court
This was an action of replevin in which the defendant pleaded non cepit and property. The jury rendered the following verdict: “Verdict for defendant conditioned that the same be moulded by the court so that if, within such time as the court may fix, the.sum of $350 and interest at five per cent from June 28, 1900, be paid to the defendant, that the verdict shall be entered for the plaintiff.”
This appeal was taken by H. May Dutton, who alleges as error that the court gave binding instructions to the jury to render a conditional verdict in the form above stated. But, first, it does not appear that the charge was excepted to; second, without having the evidence before us, we cannot determine whether it was erroneous to direct a conditional verdict; third, no final decree or judgment has been entered; fourth,'so
The appeal is quashed at the costs of H. May Dutton.
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