Lessee of Smith v. M'Cormick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Lessee of Smith v. M'Cormick, 2 Yeates 164 (Pa. 1796)
Lessee of Smith v. M'Cormick
Opinion
Where a jury has given a verdict manifestly and grossly wrong, a court will grant a new trial, though they gave no charge.
On motion for a new trial, after argument, the court declared, that the rule where a matter of fact had been left to the decision of the jury, without any charge of the court, a new trial would not be granted, could not possibly extend to cases wherein the jury had found a verdict necessarily and grossly wrong ; but in this instance the motion was denied.,
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Lessee of John Smith against Seth M'Cormick
- Status
- Published