Truluck v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Truluck v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
This is an action for damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, W. E. McAllister, on account of the negligent killing of his horse at a railroad crossing. The case was tried by a jury in a magistrate’s Court, and the verdict was in favor of the plaintiff for $85.
The defendant appealed, and the Circuit Court reversed the magistrate’s judgment, on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of gross negligence. The plaintiff now appeals from judgment of the Circuit Court.
The first proposition for which the appellant contends is that, under the evidence, which was conflicting, the verdict of the jury was final, and should not have been disturbed on appeal.
*94 In the present case there was ample testimony to sustain the findings of fact by his Honor, the Circuit Judge.
Appeal dismissed.
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- 1. Magistrates — Appeal ■—■ Review op Facts — Statute.-—-Under Code Civ. Proc. 1912, sec. 407, on appeal f-rom a magistrate’s Court, the Circuit Court has jurisdiction to review the facts, though they have been determined by a jury in the magistrate’s Court. 2. Appeal apto Error—Review—Fiudings op Fact.—The Supreme Court cannot review the findings of fact by the Circuit Court on appeal from a magistrate’s Court, but it may review the facts solely to determine whether there is any testimony whatever tending to sustain the judgment, as that presents a question of law.