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· 10/15/1871

Butler v. Benton

Citations

  • 46 Miss. 118

Syllabus

<p>JUDGMENT NOT ERRONEOUS BECAUSE EXPRESSED IN TTNSKIDLEtTL language. — The unskillful use of language and tautology in an effort to conform to law, in the entry óf a judgment on a verdict in replevin, where there is a substantial compliance with the statute, requiring a nice criticism upon the language employed to pronounce it erroneous, will not render a judgment erroneous.</p>

Judges: Tarbell

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