26 Ind. 407 | Ind. | 1866
Action upon an assessment made upon certain land owned by the appellant, and which was improved by
An answer in several paragraphs was filed, in which questions involving the* existence of the corporation are presented. The act under which the corporation was organized, declares that “the existence of such corporation shall be judicially taken notice of in the courts of the county, or counties, in which the articles are so recorded, without specially pleading the same.” The judge before whom the question is presented must determine from an inspection of the county records whether the corporation has been legally organized. There being, however, no provision for bringing these records to us, and as we cannot go to them, we must always presume the action of the lower court to have been correct, in the determination of this question.
Error is assigned upon the giving and refusal of certain instructions to the jury. We have carefully examined the instructions- as given and refused, and we regard the ruling of the court as proper, and as presenting the case fairly to the jury. We do not regard it as our duty to incumber the reports with the mass-of instructions presented for the consideration of the jury in the Circuit Court.
There was a general finding for the plaintiff*. In answer to a special question by the appellant, the juxy found that
. The judgment is affirmed, with ten per cent, damages and costs.