When there are several defendants, the verdicts and judgments, whether the pleadings by them are joint or several, shall be molded according to the facts and to meet the exigencies of the case.
Code 1858, § 2923 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 71, § 1); Shan., § 4644; Code 1932, § 8773; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1006.
Cross-References. Judgment according to rights of parties, §25-1-105.
Judgments, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 21; 22 Tenn. Juris., Setoff, Recoupment and Counterclaim, § 13.