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30 Mo. 498

Thompson v. Russell

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 15, 1860

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1860-07-15

<p>1. Exceptions to the giving or refusing of instructions should be taken at the time of the ruling'of the court; the instructions should he incorporated in the hill of exceptions.</p> <p>2. The supreme court will not grant new trials on the ground that the verdicts are against the weight of evidence.</p>

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently February 1901

3 state decisions

Relies on Powers v. Allen · Collins v. Parker · Kelly v. Dickinson

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1860-07-15

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Ewing, Judge,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The bill of exceptions docs not show that any instructions were given or refused. In a paper attached to the transcript there appear what purport to be and may have been intended as instructions, but there is nothing whatever showing that they are any proper part of the bill of exceptions. If they were, however, no exceptions appear to have been taken at the time to the ruling of the court in giving or refusing them, and they would not therefore be reviewed by this court, although such ruling may have been made the ground for a motion for a new trial. (Power v. Allen, 14 Mo. 367; 27 Mo. 417.) There having been a trial and verdict by a jury, this court will not interfere with the judgment upon the ground that the court below refused a new trial because of the verdict’s being against evidence or against the weight of evidence. (15 Mo. 193.)

¶3Judgment affirmed. The other judges concur.

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