Case Name: Chichester & Vanwych, Appellants, v. Daggett
Court: High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1838-01
Citations: 2 Howard 863
Docket Number: 
Parties: Chichester & Vanwych, Appellants, v. Daggett.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 863–864

Head Matter:
Chichester & Vanwych, Appellants, v. Daggett.
By a statute of this state, misjoinder of issue is cured by verdict.
APPEAL from the Monroe circuit court.
This was an action of debt. The defendant below pleaded specially, and concluded to the country, upon which the plaintiff joined issue. There was a trial und verdict for the defendant.
The plaintiff moved the court below for a judgment for his debt and costs, which motion was overruled.
Cocke and Rose, for appellants,
cited IS Johns. Rep. 14-22; 6 Cowen, 225-234; 2 Wend. 624; 4 Ibid. 472; 1 Call. Rep. 257-279; 2 Ibid. 379; 3 Hen. & Munf. 388-9; 2 Munf. 511; 3/5ic?. 314; 4 Ibid. 104; 1 Chitty’s PL 695, Ed. of 1833; 10 Johns. Rep. 220; 8 Ibid. 361; 6 Ibid. 51; 7 Cowen, 739; 8 Ibid. 174.
Hughes, for appellees,
cited 6 Comyn’s Dig. (W) 2,270.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Psay
delivered the opinion of the court.
This cause comes upon a writ of error to the circuit court of the county of Monroe.
The action in the court below was debt upon a judgment. The defendant pleaded payment to a third person by direction of the plaintiffs through Daniel W. Wright, their attorney.
The plaintiffs reply, that Daniel W. Wright had no authority from them to give the direction set forth in the plea of the defendant, and that they never gave any such direction through him, and tender an issue to the country, in which the defendant joins.
The jury find this issue for the defendant, and a judgment is rendered thereon by the court, that he go hence, &c., and that he recover, &c.
It is contended the court erred in rendering this judgment, because there was a misjoinder of issue, or an immaterial issue.
This issue was tendered by the plaintiffs and if the ground they contended for should be sustained, then judgment should be rendered against them for their discontinuance. But the statute, which declares " That no judgment after a verdict of twelve men shall be stayed or reversed for any mispleading, insufficient pleading, discontinuance, or misjoining of issue," directs the disposition of the present case.
The judgment in the court below must be affirmed with costs.