Gould v. Hartwig

Citations

• 71 Kan. 438
• 80 P. 976
• 1905 Kan. LEXIS 157

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Practice, District Court — Correction of Verdict. In an action on an appeal bond given in a forcible-detention ease the court instructed the jury that the only issue was the rental value of the property detained between two certain dates, the amount thereof to be doubled by the jury, and interest thereon to be added for a time specified, with the costs of the forcible-detention action, shown by the evidence to be a sum certain. It was apparent from the verdict that the jury erred in calculating interest, allowing nine dollars too much. Held, that the court did not err in entering judgment for an amount less the excess.</p>