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Line v. HuberLine v. Huber

Indiana Supreme Court
May 15, 1877
Reporters:
Before:
Perkins
Perkins, C. J.

Suit by appellant, against appellee, for slander.

Verdict and judgment for the appellee.

There is but one ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍assignment of error in this court, viz.: that the court below erred, in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.

The causes for a new trial, specified in the motion, were:

1. The overruling of the ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍demurrer to the second paragraph of answer, and the sustaining of the demurrer to the second paragraph of reply; and,

’ 2. That the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence.

Error in ruling ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍upon a demurrer is not, in any ease, a reason for a new trial. The Ohio, etc., R. W. Co. v. Hemberger, 48 Ind. 462.

That the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence, was good cause ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍for a motion for a new trial; but the court below overruled the motion, for the reason, we may infer, that the cause assigned did not exist; and, as the evidence is not in ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍the record, we can not say the court erred in its ruling. . •

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

Case Details

Case Name: Line v. Huber
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: May 15, 1877
Citation: 57 Ind. 261
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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