La Rue v. Bower
La Rue v. Bower
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
§ 1281". Special issues submitted to jury. “The jury shall render a general or special verdict, as may be-
§ 1285. Verdict; must constitute the basis of the judgment. “There can be no clearer principle than that wdiero a jury has intervened, and all the issues have been submitted to their decision, their verdict must constitute the basis of the judgment. The court cannot look to the evidence on which the verdict was founded in order to determine what judgment to render, but must look alone to the verdict.” [Claiborne v. Tanner, 18 Tex. 78.]
Affirmed.
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