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Easley v. ElliottEasley v. Elliott

Supreme Court of Missouri
Feb 15, 1869
Reporters:
Before:
Wagner
Wagner, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The case was ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍tried by consent of parties before the court, without the intervention of a jury. The court found a ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍verdict for plaintiff, and rendered judgment thereon. No instructions or declarations of law were asked for or given ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍on either side. There is no question of law presented or saved in a manner w‘hich this ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍court can review, and we will not undertake to weigh the evidence to determine whether it justified the ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍finding of the trial court.

Judgment affirmed.

The other judges concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Easley v. Elliott
Court Name: Supreme Court of Missouri
Date Published: Feb 15, 1869
Citation: 43 Mo. 289
Court Abbreviation: Mo.
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