§56-6-38. Hearing of Chancery Causes in Open Court; Oral Testimony; Rules of Evidence; Transcript for Appeal
Chancery causes may, by leave of the court, and by agreement of counsel for the parties, be heard and determined in open court; but in cases so heard the witnesses shall personally appear before the judge to testify orally, unless their depositions shall be taken out of court, under rules obtaining, by agreement of counsel, […]
§56-6-39. Hearing of Motion; Action or Chancery Cause in Vacation; Certification, Entry and Effect of Order or Decree
Any motion, civil action at law, or chancery cause, pending in a circuit court, or any other court, or before the judge thereof, having jurisdiction of the subject matter, or any matter of law, or fact, arising in such motion, action at law, or chancery cause, may, by consent of parties, either in person or […]
§56-6-25. Time Limitation as to Nonsuit
A party shall not be allowed to suffer a nonsuit, unless he do so before the jury retire from the bar.
§56-6-26. How Verdict May Be Affected by Faulty Count
When there are several counts in a declaration, one or more of which are faulty, the defendant may demur to the faulty count or counts, or move the court to instruct the jury to disregard them. If he does neither, and entire damages be found, judgment shall be entered against the defendant for the damages […]
§56-6-27. Interest on Claim and Verdict
The jury, in any action founded on contract, may allow interest on the principal due, or any part thereof, and in all cases they shall find the aggregate of principal and interest due at the time of the trial, after allowing all proper credits, payments and sets-off; and judgment shall be entered for such aggregate […]
§56-6-28. New Trial
In any civil case or proceeding, the court before which a trial by jury is had may grant a new trial, unless it be otherwise specially provided. A new trial may be granted as well where the damages are too small as where they are excessive. Not more than two new trials shall be granted […]
§56-6-29. Judgment or Decree to Be for Aggregate of Principal and Interest to Date of Verdict
When there is a recovery on a bond conditioned for the payment of money, as well as in all cases where a judgment or decree is rendered or made for the payment of money, it shall be for the aggregate of principal and interest due at the date of the verdict, if there be one, […]
§56-6-30. Action on Contract for Payments in Installments or on Bond With Collateral Condition
In an action on an annuity bond, or a bond for money payable by installments, where there are further payments of the annuity, or further installments to become due after the commencement of the action, or in any other action for a penalty for the nonperformance of any condition, covenant or agreement, the plaintiff may […]
§56-6-31. Interest on Judgment or Decree
(a) Except where it is otherwise provided by law, every judgment or decree for the payment of money, whether in an action sounding in tort, contract, or otherwise, entered by any court of this state shall bear simple, not compounding, interest, whether it is stated in the judgment decree or not. (b) Prejudgment – In […]
§56-6-32. Recovery Against One or More Contract Defendants
In an action or motion, founded on contract, against two or more defendants, the fact that one or more of the defendants, at any stage of the cause or for any reason, is found not liable on the contract shall not prevent the plaintiff from having, as if the motion or action were an action […]