Case Name: J. W. Wortham v. H. Schenck
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1855-03
Citations: 10 La. Ann. 197
Docket Number: 
Parties: J. W. Wortham v. H. Schenck.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 197–198

Head Matter:
J. W. Wortham v. H. Schenck.
A judgment will not be amended for the relief of appellee, unless demanded in answer to the appeal. 1'he asking of relief in argument will not avail
from the District Court of East Baton Rouge. Robertson, J.
Bailiff, for plaintiff and appellant.
Seymour & Morgan, for defendant.

Opinion:
Spofíokd, J.
The jury who heard the witnesses thought the plaintiff had failed to show anything beyond nominal damages, by reason of the breach of contract alleged to have been committed by the defendant.
As a close examination of the evidence satisfies us that their conclusion was correct, it would be useless to discuss the bill of exceptions taken by the plain tiff to the District Judge's charge to the jury. Nor can we give the defendant the relief he asks in his printed argument, by reversing the judgment which carried the costs in the District Court against him.
He has filed no answer to the appeal, in which such an amendment of the judgment is prayed for.
The judgment is therefore affirmed, the costs of this appeal to be paid by the plaintiff and appellant.