Berndt v. Reitz

Nov 15, 1882
No. 10,556
Reporters:
Before:
Howk
Howk, J.

In this case the only error assigned by the appellant, the defendant below, is the decision ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍of the court in overruling his motion for a new trial. The only causes assigned for such new trial were, that the finding of the court was contrary to and not sustained ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍by the evidence, and that it was contrary to law. Ma‘nifestly, therefore, the only question for the decision of this court is this : Is there legal evidence in the record tending to ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍sustain the finding of the trial court on every material point ? This question must be answered in the affirmative. The finding^is sustained by an abundance of such evidence, and there is none, ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍we think, to the contrary. In such a case this court will not disturb the finding of the trial court. Fort Wayne, etc., R. R. Co. v. Husselman, 65 Ind. 73; Stockwell v. Thomas, 76 Ind. 506; Walker v. Beggs, 82 Ind. 45.

The motion ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍for a new trial was correctly overruled.

The judgment is affirmed, with costs and ten per centum damages.