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Judgment

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

FINAL, practice. A final judgment is one which puts an end to the suit. When the issue is one in fact, and is tried by a jury, the jury at the time that they try the issue, assess the damages, and the judgment ts final in the first instance, and is that the platntiff do recover the damages assessed. ES When an interlocutory judgment has been rendered, and a writ of inquiry has issued to ascertain the damages, on the return of. the inquisition the plaintiff is entitled to a final judgment, namely, that he recover the amount of damages so assessed. a Steph. Pl. 127,128.