Quarles v. Frederick
Quarles v. Frederick
Opinion of the Court
— This action was brought by the respondent against the appellants to recover a balance claimed to be. due
While the appellants assign three separate errors, they can all he summed up in the contention that the evidence does not support the verdict returned by the jury. The appellants admit that had the jury returned the amount claimed by the respondent, or the amount admitted to be due by them, the verdict could not be assailed on this ground, hut they say there was no evidence whatsoever that the appellants owed the respondent $217; and, from the fact that the jury returned that sum as their verdict, they draw the conclusion that the verdict was the result of a wilful disregard of the facts shown at the trial, and a compromise of the conflicting opinions held by different members of the jury which the jury had no right to make. It is our opinion, however, that the evidence does justify the verdict. As we have stated, the principal contest was over the question whether or not there had been a change in the original contract with reference to wages. On this question there was evidence from which the
It is objected to this computation that the issues were not made upon such a theory. But the case was not tried on the theory made hy the pleadings. Each side gave in evidence their version of the transaction regardless of the pleadings, and it is now too late to complain that the verdict does not accord with the claim of either party made by the pleadings.
The judgment is affirmed.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.