Nolan v. Collins

Mar 15, 1873
Reporters:
Before:
Cotjbt
By the Cotjbt.

The auditor’s report was properly ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‍read to the jury, and, as it found that such work had ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‍been done as was contracted for, and there was no evidence that any ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‍part of the work remained unfinished, it was prima faeie evidence that the contract had ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‍been performed, and the jury were authorized to find a verdict for ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‍the amount reported to be due.

jExceptions overruled.