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151 Ala. 309

Rawls & Rawls v. Scott

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 13, 1907

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1907-06-13

Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Assumpsit by T. J. Scott & Son against Rawls & Rawls and others. From a judgment setting aside the verdict for defendant and granting plaintiffs a new trial, defendants appeal. The court improperly granted a new trial. — Cobb r. Mu-lone, 92 Ala. 630; Holland v. Howard., 105 Ala. 588; Perry r. King, 117 Ala. 537'. The proof as to' the consideration of the note was properly admitted. —Pam say r. Young, 69 Ala. 157.

Relies on Smith v. Tombigbee & Northern Ry. Co.

Affirmed · Decided 1907-06-13

DENSON, J.

¶1This suit is based on a note for $500 executed by the defendants to the plaintiffs. The material defense set up was that before the commencement of the suit the defendants paid to plaintiffs $1,750 in full settlement of all demands held by plaintiffs against defendants, including the note sued on. The contested fact on the trial was whether or not the note sued on was included in the alleged settlement, and on the issue the evidence was sharply in conflict. The jury found in favor of the defendants; but the court, on motion made by the plaintiffs, on the ground, among others, that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, set aside the verdict and granted a new trial. From the judgment setting aside the verdict and granting a new trial the appeal was taken.

¶2The trial judge had the witnesses before him, and heard their testimony and observed their manner of testifying, and therefore had better opportunity for pronouncing upon its weight and convincing power than we have. In.other words, he had evidence before him that-is not before us, and could not be brought here. Upon *311an examination of the evidence in the record we cannot say that it is plainly and palpably in favor of the verdict, and we will not reverse the judgment setting aside the verdict granting a new trial. — Smith v. Tombigbee & Northern Ry. Co., 141 Ala. 332, 37 South. 389.

¶3Affirmed.

Tyson, C. J., and Dowdell and Anderson, JJ., concur.
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