Case ID: yeates_2/html/0164-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Lessee of John Smith against Seth M’Cormick.
    Where a jury has given a verdict manifestly and grossly wrong, a court will grant a new trial, though they gave no charge.
    On motion for a new trial, after argument, the court declared, that the rule where a matter of fact had been left to the decision of the jury, without any charge of the court, a new trial would not be granted, could not possibly extend to cases wherein the jury had found a verdict necessarily and grossly wrong ; but in this instance the motion was denied.,
    Mr. Ingersoll pro quer.
    
    Messrs. Tilghman and 0. Smith, pro def.