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Foster v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co.Foster v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Oct 11, 1913
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On motion to set aside a ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍verdict of a jury. The evidence was conflicting. Although we might ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍have decided the question of fact differently from the way the jury ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍did, we cannot say that the jury were not warranted in ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍believing the plaintiff’s version, and in returning a verdict for him. ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍Motion for a new trial overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Foster v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co.
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: Oct 11, 1913
Citations: 88 A. 474; 110 Me. 552; 1913 Me. LEXIS 67
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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