1 Or. 236 | Or. | 1857
Dissenting Opinion
dissents as follows: Judgment affirmed without argument. On motion of defendants’ counsel, the court refuses to assess ten per cent, damages. Prom this judgment I dissent; because, it is manifest that the cause was brought to this court for delay; the plaintiff in error having only availed himself of the forms of law to bring this cause into this court, and thereby retain the amount of the judgment in his own hands, instead of paying the same to the defendants, according to the determination of the said judgment.
The plaintiff, having chosen to retain the money, as he might do under the law, it is the duty of the court to give the defendants that compensation which the statute has intended they should receive in such cases.
Lead Opinion
The plaintiff fails to prosecute his writ of error, and it is suggested that his attorney is detained away from this court by sickness. The Chief-Justice who tried this cause, reports that the claim was a very old one; and the evidence was such as to leave it doubtful whether the verdict is or is not in accordance with truth. It being uncertain whether the writ of error was not taken in good faith, the Chief-Justice hesitates, in a case of uncertain merits, to impose a discretionary penalty, and I am willing to defer to his opinion.
Judgment affirmed without penalty.