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· 1/13/1879

Black v. Sprague

Citations

  • 2 Cal. Unrep. 54

Syllabus

<p>Verdict—Sufficiency as to Form,—Considered in the Light that a verdict must receive a reasonable interpretation and is to-be construed in reference to only the controversy before the jury, a verdict in ejectment is not necessarily bad for being in such words as “We find for the plaintiff according to the patent and assess the damages at five cents per acre per year.”</p>

Judges: Crockett

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