Holmes v. Fairbank
Holmes v. Fairbank
Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
This being an action of trespass for taking wheat, on the trial in the circuit court, the plaintiff’s counsel asked a witness what was the highest market price of wheat of the quality taken, between the taking and the time of commencing the suit. The defendant objected, for the reason that the question did not call for an answer that would give the true rule of damages. The objection was overruled, and exception taken. ,
But afterwards, as appears by the bill of exceptions, when the plaintiff offered, by another witness, to prove the value of . the wheat, the defendant’s counsel admitted that if the plaintiff recovered at all the verdict should be for one hundred dollars ; and the appellant now seeks to reverse the judgment for the'alleged error of admitting evidence of the highest market price of the wheat.
But whether that was error or not, it was wholly immaterial after the defendant on the trial admitted that the verdict, if anything, should be for $100, the jury having found accordingly. Clearly no error in admitting evidence as to the damages could have prejudiced the defendant, when he himself, by his deliberate admission on the trial, assented to the amount which the jury found against him.
The force of this admission is sought to be obviated by the appellant’s counsel, by suggesting that it was made, assuming fhe rule of damages previously indicated by the court in rul
The judgment is affirmed, with costs.
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