Mann v. Thruston
Mann v. Thruston
Opinion of the Court
The appellant’s, counsel moved to reverse the judgment of the district court upon the ground of insufficiency of testimony, and that no fact appeared by the record to have been proved upon which the jury could found a verdict. No exceptions seem to have been taken and no cause for error assigned by the appellant’s counsel in the district court. It was clearly the duty of the appellant to bring up the facts by a bill of exceptions, or otherwise, from the district court, showing that the judgment was rendered upon slight testimony, against evidence, or contrary to law, otherwise the court must regard the verdict as being without attaint. In Davis v. Packard, 7 Peters, 282, it was decided, as it had been in several instances previously, that the Supreme Court “could
The motion is overruled and the judgment affirmed with damages and costs.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Pamela Mann v. A. S. Thruston
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- Published