265 N.W. 440 | Minn. | 1936
The action is one to recover possession of certain articles of personal property consisting of oriental rugs, some chairs, and small items of house furnishings. Plaintiff and defendant Walter Pellowski each claimed ownership of and right to possession of the property. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant Walter Pellowski. The verdict was a five-sixths verdict. There had been a former trial and verdict for defendant. A new trial had been granted to the plaintiff on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The sole ground here presented for reversal of the order of the *573
trial court denying the motion for a second new trial is that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. It would serve no useful purpose here to recite the evidence presented for each of the parties. It is sufficient to say that there is direct conflict in the evidence as to which party purchased and owns the property. The jury could have found either way. It is not for us to determine the credibility of the witnesses. The trial court and the jury, who see and hear the witnesses, are to determine their credibility and the weight to be given to their testimony. Whether the defendant and the witnesses called by him were worthy of belief, or the facts stated by them so inherently improbable as to be unworthy of belief, was primarily for the trial court and jury to determine. Johnson v. Finch, Van Slyck McConville,
Order affirmed. *574
