Wright v. Aschheim
Wright v. Aschheim
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff having recovered a verdict in the court below, the defendant moved for a new trial upon two grounds: (1) Insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict of the jury, and that the verdict and decision is against law; (2) errors in law occurring at the trial, and excepted to by the defendant. A new trial was granted, and from that order the plaintiff appeals.
It is not seriously contended in this court that the court below erred in its rulings upon the trial, or in its charge to the jury. We think that the case was very fairly tried, and the questions of fact were submitted to the jury with the defendants’ rights well guarded. We think the court laid down the law correctly, and we see nothing to criticise in that regard. The case having been fairly submitted to the jury for its consideration, it is our duty to hesitate before we hold the verdict to be contrary to the evidence, even if we have the power so to do. We have given the testimony, as presented by the statement, a careful review, and we are not satisfied that error has been committed. It is
Reference
- Full Case Name
- FRANK WRIGHT v. MAYER S. ASCHHEIM and JAMES M. MOCKS
- Status
- Published