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To discover; to determine; to ascertain and declare. To announce a conclusion,as the result of judicial investigation, ui>on a disputed fact or state of facts; as ajury are said to “find a will.” To determine a controversy in favor of one of the parties;as a jury “find for the plaintiff.” State v. Bulkeley, 01 Conn. 2S7, 23 Atl. 180, 14 L. R. A.657; Weeks v. Trask, 81 Me. 127, 16 Atl. 413, 2 L. R. A. 532; Southern Bell Tel., etc.,Co. v. Watts, 66 Fed. 460, 13 C. C. A. 579.

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