Bond v. Clark
Bond v. Clark
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Items 6, 7, and 8 of the account of the defendant, are not insisted upon in this court. This leaves for consideration, whether the county court properly hold that the first five items of the defendant’s account had been adjusted between the parties as a payment towards the son’s work. It seems there was no contest as to the amount or correctness of these charges. The auditor allowed them in his original report. His report, finding that the damages occasioned to the defendant by the plaintiff’s son having left before completing his term of service, was equal to all he earned-in over four months’ service, appears to have been a surprise to both parties. The plaintiff had not, till made aware of this finding, insisted that these five items had been paid by his son’s labor. The auditor does not in terms find that they had or had not been so paid ; but has reported the testimony bearing upon this issue in the case, and said that upon this testimony the plaintiff insisted these items were paid. It would probably have been more in accordance with regular proceedings in book-account actions, if the county court had recommitted the report to have the auditor find the fact one way or the other. But as neither party asked to have the report recommitted to have the auditor find how the fact was, we do not think the defendant can now insist it was error for the county court to weigh the evidence detailed by the auditor, determine how the fact was, and render judgment accordingly. By allowing the report of the auditor to stand without exception, and by hearing the case on the report as it was, the defendant virtually submitted tha,t issue to the determination of the court. The evidence detailed by the auditor tended to establish the fact of the payment of these items as found by the county court. This court sits to revise errors of law, and not errors of fact passed upon by the county court. If the county court did determine this fact erroneously, this court can afford him no aid. We are not satisfied the county court committed any error in finding the fact as it did. The defendant’s own testimony, in substance, is, that he agreed with the plaintiff to call
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Oramel Bond v. Zerah B. Clark
- Status
- Published