59 Mo. 509 | Mo. | 1875
delivered the opinion of the court'.
This was a suit on a promissory note. The defence set up was, that at the time the note was made, the plaintiff promised and agreed with the defendant, that he would renew it when the same became due ; that plaintiff refused to renew it, and that it was protested for non-payment; and that thereby the defendant, who was a merchant, suffered damages wjiich he asked to have recouped. The court gave one instruction to the jury on motion of plaintiff, and a verdict was rendered in his favor. In the instruction the interest was calculated on the amount of the note, and the expense of protest, and the jury were told that if they should find for the plaintiff, they should find the sum thus named. The jury disallowed the counter-claim and found for plaintiff the amount of the note, with interest and protest, as calculated and put in the instruction. It is not pretended that the calculation was wrong, and the counsel for the defendant admits that
But there are two good reasons against a reversal. First, no exceptions-were taken to the giving of the instruction, and secondly, this court is not in the habit of reversing, unless some error was committed on the trial materially affecting the right of the party.
Judgment affirmed.