Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Coldwell

Supreme Court of Kansas
Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Coldwell, 5 Kan. 82 (Kan. 1869)
Kinsman, Safford, Valentine

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Coldwell

Concurring Opinion

Safford, J.

I concur in the propositions of law as stated, but not in the deductions of fact, as found from the records by my brethren. I think the judgment should be reversed.

Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Valentine, J.

The only error assigned in the petition in error in this case, is that the district court erred in overruling a motion for a new trial, founded upon the ground that the verdict is against the law and the evidence.

After an inspection of the entire record of the case, it is found that the evidence is conflicting, and that there is not a great preponderance of the evidence against the verdict, and that the verdict is not against the law.

In such cases we think it is too well settled that the Supreme Court will not disturb an order of the district court, overruling a motion for a new trial, to require any comment. Backus v. Clark, 1 Kan., 303; Boyer v. Cockerill, 3 Kan., 282; Swartzel v. Rodgers, 3 Kan., 374; Ermul v. Kullok, 3 Kan., 499; Mitchell v. Tolley, 4 Kan., 177.

The judgment of the court below' is aflirmed.

Kinsman, C. J., concurring.

Reference

Full Case Name
The Union Pacific Railway Co., E. D. v. R. W. Coldwell
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
New Trial. — Where the only error assigned in a petition in error is that the district court erred in overruling a motion for a new trial, founded upon the ground that the verdict is against the law and the evidence, and whore after an inspection of the entire record of the case it is found that the evidence is conflicting, and that there is not a groat preponderance of the evidence against the verdict, and that the verdict is not against the law. this court will not disturb the order of the district court, overruling said motion for a new trial.