SUPREME COURT. Monday, June 18.
Before His Honor tlie Chief Justice. Kelly v. Coyt,e Mr. WhitaVr, m behalf of the cKenlnnf, moved for a Rule nisi, calling on the pla'ntiff to show cause why ihe verdict given for the plaintiff, in this cause, at. the late Civil Sittings should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered j instead thereof.
"Busby v. Mackknz'e. Mr Rnehtovt, on behalf of the pi ami tiff, » oved for a Rule nisi for a new trial in this cause, on ' the following grounds :—: — i 1. That the veid : ct for the defendant was ! contrary to the evidence given at the trial. 1 2. That thp learned Judge, who tried the cause, unduly influenced the minds of the jurors again »t the claims o f the plaintiff, by certain observations contained in his charge. 3. That the learned Judge gave evidence to the jury, without being sworn, of the existence of a certain local Ordinance not set forth, or referred to in the pleadings or record, and of which His Honor couM not take judicial not'ee. 4. That. His Honor mis-directed the jury on two points of law. Snowdew v. Busby. Mr. Rochfort moved, on behalf of the defendant, for an arrest of judgement in this cause, on certain technical grounds.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XII, Issue 832, 19 June 1855, Page 3
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