Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

38 Wis. 318

McIntyre Will Case

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1875

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1875-08-15

Charles McIntyre presented to the Columbia county court a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Patrick McIntyre, deceased, and prayed that the same be admitted to probate as such. After a hearing, the county court denied the application, and the proponent appealed from such determination to the circuit court. The circuit court thereupon submitted to a jury certain questions of fact, which, with the findings of the jury thereon, are as follows: 1.

Decided 1875-08-15

LyON, J.

¶1The record fails to disclose the grounds upon which the motion for a new trial was based. Having been made at a term subsequent to that at which the judgment was rendered, the court had no authority to disturb the judgment, unless the appellant brought himself within the provisions of sec. 88, oh. 125, E. S., that is, unless he showed that the judgment was the result “of his mistake, inadvertence, or surprise, or excusable neglect.” The record being silent on the subject, we must presume, in favor of the correctness of the decision of the circuit court, that he failed to make such showing.

¶2This consideration alone is a conclusive reason why the order denying a new trial of the issues should be affirmed. But there is another conclusive reason for affirmance. The case, or bill of exceptions, does not purport to contain all of the testimony, and, for a reason already indicated, we must presume that there was evidence sufficient to support the verdict. We are satisfied, however, upon the evidence contained in the case or bill, that the verdict is correct, and no resort to presumption is necessary to sustain it.

¶3The foregoing principles have been so frequently asserted *320and applied by this and other courts, that it is unnecessary to refer to adjudged cases to support them.

¶4By the Oourt. — Order affirmed.

RyaN, C. J., took no part in the decision of this cause.
/38/wis/318 · .json · Public domain