Wilson v. Everett

Citations

• 139 U.S. 616
• 11 S. Ct. 664
• 35 L. Ed. 286
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2415

Syllabus

<p>Instructions to a jury upheld, where they could not have prejudiced the party complaining.</p> <p>On a writ of error, this court cannot review any error committed by a jury in finding an amount of damages; nor take cognizance of a complaint . that a motion for a new trial was overruled, or that the verdict of the jury was contrary to law and not warranted by the testimony.</p> <p>As the writ of error was sued out merely for delay, this court awarded 10 per cent damages on the amount of the judgment, in addition to interest.</p>