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2 Ind. 210

Elder v. Robins

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1850

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1850-05-15

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1876

1 state decisions

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Decided 1850-05-15

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¶1ROBINS and Anderson sued Robert and William M. Rider in debt on a promissory note. Plea — nil debei. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs.

¶2The transcript does not contain all the evidence.

¶3On the trial, the defendants asked the Court to charge the jury as follows:

“ That unless it had been proved to the jury that the *211plaintiffs, before the commencement of this suit, or one of them, have either delivered or tendered a good sufficient deed for said land to said Robert Elder, the jury may find for the defendants.”

¶4The Court refused to give that charge.

¶5Held, that without having all the evidence before us, we cannot say that the refusal of the Court to give the charge is erroneous.

¶6The judgment is affirmed with 3 per cent, damages and costs.

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