Section 9-12-8. Amendment of verdict -- Where part illegal  


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  •    If a part of a verdict is legal and a part illegal, the court will construe the verdict and order it amended by entering a remittitur as to that part which is illegal and giving judgment for the balance.
Orig. Code 1863, § 3423; Code 1868, § 3443; Code 1873, § 3493; Code 1882, § 3493; Civil Code 1895, § 5112; Civil Code 1910, § 5696; Code 1933, § 110-112.