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27 Mo. 163

Smock v. White

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1858

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1858-03-15

<p>1. It is the settled practice of the supreme court not to interfere with the verdicts of juries because they are against the weight of evidence.</p>

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently February 1902

3 state decisions

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Decided 1858-03-15

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Napton, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2No point of law is presented by this record. No instructions were asked or given. The jury passed upon the question of fact submitted and the court sanctioned the verdict of the jury. No objection was made to the testimony on either side. It is a settled practice of this court not to interfere in such cases. The judgment is affirmed.

Richardson, Judge, not sitting, having been of counsel.
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