Mississippi Supreme Court December 15, 1827 (West v. Poindexter)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT — by the

IIo*. JOSHUA CHILD.

'It is with no small degree of regret, that duty compels me to reverse the judgment of the court below, in this case, given in the hurry of business ’in the circuit; more particularly so, as nothing- appears to this court, to shew that substantial justice, has not been done by the verdict of the jury, and indeed this fact seems to