Jackson v. Boast

General Court of Virginia

Jackson v. Boast

2 Va. 49

DecidedJune 15, 1816

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Jackson v. Boast, 2 Va. 49 (Va. Super. Ct. 1816).

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Adjourned question from Prince George Superior Court. It was Assault and Battery, and damages ten dollars. The only point adjourned, was, whether a new trial could be granted in Trespass for smallness of damages.

The Court, after examining the authorities, particularly those referred to in 6 Bacon’s Abr. 665, Wilson’s ed. decided, that a new trial could not be granted for smallness of damages in Trespass. This matter has since that decision, been changed by Statute-See 1 Rev. Code of 1819, ch. 128, § 96, p. 510.

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Adjourned question from Prince George Superior Court. It was Assault and Battery, and damages ten dollars. The only point adjourned, was, whether a new trial could be granted in Trespass for smallness of damages.

The Court, after examining the authorities, particularly those referred to in 6 Bacon’s Abr. 665, Wilson’s ed. decided, that a new trial could not be granted for smallness of damages in Trespass. This matter has since that decision, been changed by Statute-See 1 Rev. Code of 1819, ch. 128, § 96, p. 510.

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