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124 Ind. 478

Stoft v. Herrell

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 1890

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1890-06-25

<p>Supreme Court.— Weight of Evidence. — Where there is legal evidence in the record tending to support the verdict of the jury or the finding of the court on every material point, the Supreme Court will not disturb the verdict or finding on the weight of the evidence.</p>

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 1891

1 state decisions

Relies on Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw R. R. v. Husselman · Gagg v. Vetter · Swales v. Southard

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Decided 1890-06-25

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Coffey, J.

¶1This was a proceeding instituted by the appellees before the board of commissioners of Vanderburgh county, to vacate a certain described portion of a public highway located in said county. Upon the filing of a re*479port by the viewers appointed to view said highway the appellants filed a remonstrance. Thereupon the board of commissioners appointed reviewers, two of whom reported in favor of said proposed vacation.

Filed June 25, 1890.

¶2Upon this report an order was entered vacating the portion of the highway described in the petition, from which an appeal was taken to the Vanderburgh Circuit Court.

¶3In that court the cause was tried by a jury, resulting in a verdict for the appellees, upon which the court, over a motion for a new trial, ’rendered judgment vacating the highway as prayed in the petition.

¶4The error assigned here calls in question the correctness of the ruling of the circuit court in overruling the motion for a new trial.

¶5The reasons assigned for a new trial were :

¶6First. That the verdict of the jury was not supported by sufficient evidence.

¶7Second. That the verdict was contrary to law.

¶8We have carefully read the evidence, and, while'a greater number of witnesses testified on behalf of the appellants than on behalf of the appellees, we find much conflict. This court will reverse a cause on the evidence where it does not support the verdict of the jury or the finding of the court; but it will not undertake to weigh conflicting evidence with a view of ascertaining with which party the preponderance rests. Gagg v. Vetter, 41 Ind. 228; Fort Wayne, etc., R. R. Co. v. Husselman, 65 Ind. 73.

¶9If there is legal evidence in the record which tends to support the verdict of the jury, or the finding of the court, on every material point, this court will not disturb the verdict or finding on the weight of the evidence. Schofield v. Henderson, 67 Ind. 258; Swales v. Southard, 64 Ind. 557.

¶10The only question presented by the record before us, is the one involving the weight of the evidence.

¶11Judgment affirmed.

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