Farm Products, Land & Investment Co. v. Stout
Farm Products, Land & Investment Co. v. Stout
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendant in Error brought this action against plaintiff in error to recover the sum of $4000.00 and interest, alleged to be due on three written contracts. To review a judgment in favor of the former against the latter in the sum of $3240.00 this writ is prosecuted and the cause is now before us on application for supersedeas. The parties are hereinafter designated as in the trial court.
Plaintiff rented of defendant two properties, a ranch
Two questions only are here argued by counsel for defendant: 1. The sufficiency of the evidence to justify the finding that plaintiff complied with his contracts; 2. The court’s alleged erroneous interpretation of that portion of the third contract hereinabove quoted.
1. ■ The trial court found generally for plaintiff. Counsel for defendant admit the rule that a judgment based upon conflicting evidence will not, on review, be disturbed for want' of facts. They urge, however, two alleged exceptions : First, where the conflict is not substantial; second, where it is slight and the judgment manifestly against the weight of the evidence; and contend that this case falls within both.
Assuming, but not here holding, the existence of such exceptions and their correct statement, we are forced to the conclusion that this case does not fall within either. There are approximately 260 typewritten pages of' the evidence and we have been obliged to examine the entire transcript with care. No good purpose can be served by an extended discussion of the testimony. Suffice it to say that the conflict in this evidence is positive, material and irreconcilable, and the judgment is neither manifestly, nor in our opinion otherwise, against the weight thereof.
2. It is urged that the proper interpretation of the language “one-half of all sums in excess of $132,000.00 received for the ranch property” turns upon the meaning of
The briefs of counsel here filed cover 86 typewritten pages and seem to us full and complete. In view of the care with which we have examined these briefs, the consideration we have given the entire record, and what seems to us the total absence of reversible error, we think further presentation and consideration unprofitable.
The supersedeas is denied and the judgment affirmed.
Mr. Chief Justice Scott not participating.
Mr. Justice Teller sitting as Chief Justice.
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