Case Name: UNDERWOOD vs. MARTIN
Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Decision Date: 1812-11
Citations: 2 Overt. 190
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNDERWOOD vs. MARTIN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tennessee Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 190–190

Head Matter:
UNDERWOOD vs. MARTIN.
Knoxville
Nov. 1812
Appeal from Anderson circuit court.
The circuit court, is bound to act agreeably to the opinion of the supreme court.

Opinion:
Overton, J.
delivered the following opinion of the court.
The record shows, that heretofore Underwood was sued by Martin, that he demurred to the declaration ; that the circuit court had sustained the demurrer, from which Martin had appealed to this court, where the judgment was reversed, and judgment pronounced, that Martin should recover his damages ; and to ascertain those damages by a jury the cause had been remanded to the circuit court ; that when the cause appeared a second time in the circuit court, Underwood moved that court, to be permitted to plead a plea of tender, Which was refused him, and now the only question is, whether the circuit court was correct in refusing to receive this plea ?
No doubt is entertained, but this decision was correct.— The circuit court could not receive the plea, without reversing the decision of this court, which was beyond its power ; its only business was to ascertain the amount of the damages by a jury, and then pronounce a final judgment in the cause. This it has done; therefore the judgment ought to be affirmed.