Jacksha v. Gilbert

Idaho Supreme Court
Jacksha v. Gilbert, 4 Idaho 738 (Idaho 1896)
44 P. 555; 1896 Ida. LEXIS 21
Heston, Morgan, Sullivan

Jacksha v. Gilbert

Opinion of the Court

HESTON, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting a new trial. The rule is very generally recognized, in cases of appeals from an order granting a new trial, that the action of the lower court will not be interfered with unless the record shows an abuse of discretion on the part *740of the lower court. We have given the record in this case a careful examination, and we are of the ojsinion that there was not only no abuse of discretion on the part of the district court in making the order appealed from, but that such order was eminently fit and proper, in the case presented by the record. The district court, we think, very correctly stated the law applicable to the case, which instructions of the court were distinctly and emphatically ignored by the jury. It is possible the time may come in this country when the intelligence of juries will enable them to realize the fact that there must be law as well as evidence to warrant a verdictfl. The record presents several exceptions taken by respondent, but these we cannot consider upon this appeal. The order of the district court granting a new trial is affirmed, with costs.

Morgan, ,C. J., and Sullivan, J., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
JACKSHA v. GILBERT
Cited By
20 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
New Trial — Granting Within Discretion oe Court. — When it appears ffom the record that in granting an order for a new trial the district court has committed no abuse of discretion, such order-will not be disturbed. (Syllabus by the court.)