31 Iowa 316 | Iowa | 1871
— The appellant’s counsel make but two points: first, that the court erred in admitting certain letters written by the defendant in evidence; and, second, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence.
Tbe utmost tbat could be deduced from all tbe letters, as having any bearing whatever upon tbe case, would be
The only evidence whatever, aside from the hostile feeling, tending to show that the defendant burned the barn, was the testimony of two or three witnesses that the tracks found on the morning after the fire, leading to and from the barn, were very like the tracks which the defendant’s boots would make — having a peculiarity by reason of repairs on the heels. But these tracks were not traced to defendant’s house, nor near it. As against this, it was shown that there was a burning of rubbish by some per
Reversed.