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Jamieson v. MillerJamieson v. Miller

Indiana Supreme Court
Nov 15, 1876
Reporters:
Before:
Perkins
Perkins, J.

This cause was tried by the court, resulting in a finding for the ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍defendant.

The plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, alleging but a single cause, viz.: “because the judgment of the court is not sustained by the evidence.” ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍.

The motion was overruled, exception, judgment, and an appeal taken to this court, and the overruling of the motion for a. new trial is assigned as error here.

The ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍evidence is in the record. That given by the plaintiff makes out his case, and its force is but slightly, if at all, weakened by the eyidence ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍on the part of the defence. There is no real conflict in the evidence. We think the *333judgment so clearly against the evidence, that it is our duty ‍​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍to reverse it on this ground.

Reversed, with costs, and remanded for a new trial.

Case Details

Case Name: Jamieson v. Miller
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 15, 1876
Citation: 54 Ind. 332
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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