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10 Johns. 365

Irwin v. Knox

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1813

New York Supreme Court · decided 1813-08-15

<p>in au actio;? tkc.ihe^jiaffi ^Ts%'orT'T' oas charges* proved That ¿hartes-S-t* hfut-dir- him in a formev Si’nlntoroT"that veno it, for want of sufficient proof. The jury in the second suit having given a verdict, for the whole of his demand, including this charge as well as others, the verdict, and judgment thereon* were held to be erroneous, the former trial and verdict being a bar to so nuseb. t)£ the pb.u^iiE'’; demand.</p>

Decided 1813-08-15

Per Curiam.

¶1The former judgment, as far as it respected the demand for the steer, was a bal*, to the present suit for the same cause. It appears that the plaintiff had exhibited that demand to a jury in a former suit, and that jury took it into consideration, but gave no damages on account of that demand, for want of sufficient proof, '

¶2As the demand was not abandoned by the plaintiff before or at the trial, but submitted to the jury, the former verdict is a bar. (Brockway v. Kinney, 2 Johns. Rep. 210.) As, then, improper cvidence was given to the jury in this suit, and as we cannot say bow much of the verdict embraced the demand for the steers, tjie judgment, in this view, must be considered erroneous.

¶3Judgment reversed.

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