Howell v. Burlingame
Howell v. Burlingame
Opinion of the Court
— This is an action to recover damages for alleged willful and malicious trespasses on real property of the plaintiff.
The defendants moved for a new trial, which was denied, and have appealed from the judgment and order.
The only contention on the part of appellants is, that the evidence was insufficient to justify the findings as against the defendant Marsh. It is said: “There is no evidence whatever to sustain the finding that Marsh wantonly or maliciously trespassed upon the property.” And again: “ The complaint alleges that Marsh committed the trespass at the instigation of Burlingame. The facts are, that Burlingame committed the trespass himself, and that Marsh had nothing whatever to do with it.”
We have carefully read over all the evidence presented in the record, and, in our opinion, it was sufficient to justify the findings as against both defendants. It is true there was some conflict, but in such cases the decision of the trial court is ordinarily held conclusive in this court.
We advise, therefore, that the judgment and order be affirmed.
Vancliee, 0., and Fitzgerald, 0., concurred.
For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion, the judgment is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- CHARLOTTE HOWELL v. E. C. BURLINGAME
- Status
- Published