8 Mo. 656 | Mo. | 1844
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Alsey brought her suit for freedom, in the Circuit Court of St. Louis county, on the ground of residence in the State of Illinois. The defendant, Randolph, pleaded “Not guilty.” The Circuit Court gave judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial, for the following reasons, the first four of which may be resolved into this one: That the verdict is against the law and evidence; 5th, That the Circuit Court gave wrong instructions to the jury.
To this last reason, it is sufficient to say, that the defendant did not except to the instructions when they were given, and now comes with a bad grace to ask
For anything appearing in this record, the motion for a new trial, even, might not have been made within some days after the day of trial. The evidence, however, has been examined; and if this Court were even disposed to invade the province of the jury, no reason is seen why it should be done.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is, then, affirmed.