Reese v. Corcoran

Jul 1, 1877
No. 5244
Reporters:
By the Court :

The findings in ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‍this case are to the effect: First, that the defendants were in ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‍possession; second, that they were not in posses•sion of the premises sued ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‍for. No judgment could properly be entered upon such a contradiction in ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‍the findings.

Judgment and order denying a new trial reversed, and cause remanded ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‍for a new trial. Remittitur forthwith.