ALABAMA GOLD LIFE INS. CO. v. NICHOLS


109 U.S. 232 (1883)

ALABAMA GOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NICHOLS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 12th, 1883.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.W. Boyce for the defendants.

Mr. P. Phillips and Mr. W. Hallett Phillips contra.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case a verdict was rendered against the plaintiff in error for $6,610, and a judgment entered thereon December 9th, 1879. In the verdict was included, for damages $600, attorney's fees $500, and interest $510, in all $1,610. The next day, December 10th, 1879, the defendants in error appeared in open court and "entered a remittitur" of these amounts, "leaving the amount of said judgment to be for the...

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