California Supreme Court, 1852

Palmer Cooke & Co. v. Stewart

Palmer Cooke & Co. v. Stewart
California Supreme Court · Decided July 15, 1852 · Heydenfeldt
2 Cal. 348

Palmer Cooke & Co. v. Stewart

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Heydenfeldt, Justice.

The power of this Court, to reverse an order of the District Court granting a new trial, is novel, and must be exercised with extreme caution.

In this case, as it is disclosed by the record, the District Court may well have granted or refused a new trial without impeachment of its legal discretion.

The correct doctrine has been heretofore settled by this Court in the case of Drake, et al. v. Palmer, Cook & Co., and upon the authority of that case, the appeal in this is dismissed with costs.

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