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Cook v. SargentCook v. Sargent

Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Oct 5, 1915
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Plummer
*26 Plummer, J.

The exceptions raise no questions of law. They are based upon the claim that ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍the trial court did not find in accordance with the weight of the evidence. The weight of the evidence is fully and finally determined by the trial court, ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍and the findings of the court relating thereto will not be disturbed by this court. Pitman v. Mauran, 69 N. H. 230; Wilbur v. Berry, 71 N. H. 619. Furthermore, if the plaintiff desired to raise ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍the question that the facts found by the court were not warranted by the evidence, she should have made the objection at the trial. “This objection is not ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍transferred by the general exception- to the verdict, and was waived by the submission of the issue without raising the question by the appropriate motion.” Tilton v. Tilton, 74 N. H. 602; Farnham v. Anderson, 74 ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‍N. H. 405; Elwell v. Roper, 72 N. H. 585; Head & Dowst Co. v. Breeders’ Club, 75 N. H. 449.

Exceptions overruled.

All concurred. -

Case Details

Case Name: Cook v. Sargent
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Date Published: Oct 5, 1915
Citations: 95 A. 674; 78 N.H. 25; 1915 N.H. LEXIS 8
Court Abbreviation: N.H.
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