Court Opinion

ID: 8185878
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 23:08:19.847473+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:40:24.804912
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Marshall, J.
The first contention is that the trial court erred in admitting evidence to prove an open account, the, cause of action being on an account stated. No particular evidence is pointed out in the brief of counsel as having been so improperly admitted, and we have not been able to discover any by an examination of the record. But if sucli evidence was admitted, defendants were in no wise prejudiced, because the court submitted the case to the jury to find whether there was an account stated between the parties as alleged, and the recovery was on that ground solely. Therefore, if evidence to prove the existence of the indebtedness which was adjusted between the parties was unnecessarily introduced, if error at all, it was not prejudicial error; therefore no ground for a reversal of the judgment. R. S. 1878, sec. 2829; Jackson v. State, 91 Wis. 253; Olson v. Solveson, 71 Wis. 663.
It is further assigned as error that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the finding of the jury that there was an account stated between the parties. It does not appear to be advisable to discuss here so simple a matter as what the requisites of such an account are. That was fully and clearly explained to the jury by the trial court, and though some exceptions were taken to the instructions, no such exceptions were argued in the brief, and an examination of the charge satisfies us that it is free from error. There was considerable evidence on the question, certainly enough to form a legitimate basis for the finding made by the jury, so we are unable to say there was no credible evidence in support of it. Hence the ruling of the trial court, refusing to
*300set the verdict aside on that ground and grant a new trial, cannot be disturbed.
The foregoing covers all the questions of sufficient importance to warrant any mention of them in this opinion.
By the Gourt.— Judgment affirmed.