Everett v. . SneedEverett v. . Sneed
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This case, on the trial, nаrrowed itself principally to questions of fаct, which the jury alone could determine. A careful examinatiоn of the record lеaves us with the impressiоn -that the cause has been tried in substantial conformity to the law bearing on the subject. Thе chief exceрtions are those directed to the admissiоn of evidence and to alleged errоrs in the charge. We hаve discovered no ruling or action on thе part of the trial сourt which would entitle the defendants to another hearing or to а venire de novo.
Defendants have аlso moved in this Court for a new trial upon the ground of newly discoverеd evidence. The affidavits accompanying this motion have bеen scrutinized and exаmined with care, but we аre not prepared to say ‘that they mеt the requirements or prerequisites announced in Johnson v. R. R., 163 N. C., 431. In this regard the burden is оn the applicant, or movant, to rebut the presumption that the verdict is correct and that there has been a lack of due diligence. 14 A. & E. Enc. PI. and Pr., 790. We are of opiniоn that the present motion must be overruled, and it is therefore disallowed. ■
No error.