Walton v. Maguire

California Supreme Court
Walton v. Maguire, 17 Cal. 92 (Cal. 1860)
Cope

Walton v. Maguire

Opinion of the Court

Cope, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J. concurring.

The question in this case relates to the propriety of an order refusing a new trial, and the ground chiefly relied upon for a reversal is the insufficiency of the evidence to justify the decision. In making the order, the Court acted in the exercise of a sound legal discretion, and upon the evidence embodied in the record we cannot undertake to say that this discretion ivas abused. Our interference, under the circumstances, would be a departure from the rule upon which we have always acted in such cases.

There is nothing in the other point made; and the judgment is therefore affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
WALTON v. MAGUIRE
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Where the Court below refuses a new trial asked on the ground that the evidence does not sustain the finding and judgment, that Court acts in the exercise of a sound legal discretion, and the Supreme Court will not interfere unless there was an abuse of discretion.