Hayes v. Kelley

Nov 16, 1874
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

The defendant not having offered the auditor’s report ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍in evidence, but having objected and excepted to its admission when offered by the plaintiff, it was within the discretion ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍of the presiding judge to allow the plaintiff to withdraw it from the consideration of the jury. Eldridge v. Hawley, 115 Mass. 410. The ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍auditor’s report being withdrawn, and the plaintiff’s books of account not having been introduced, the instructions requested by the ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍defendant were immaterial. The evidence as to the defendant’s conduct in regard to the bills rendered to him by the ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍plaintiff was submitted to the jury with appropriate instructions. Exceptions overruled.