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39 Wis. 552

Greening v. Bishop

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1876

Wisconsin Supreme Court · decided 1876-01-15

This was an action for damages accruing to the plaintiff from the running away of his horses and the breaking of the wagon to which they were attached; the complaint alleging that the horses were frightened by a hog lying in a public highway on which plaintiff was then driving, and that the hog belonged to the defendant and. was then and there unlawfully at large through his negligence.

Decided 1876-01-15

Pee CueiaM.

¶1It appears that when tbe plaintiff rested, tbe defendant moved for a nonsuit, which motion was denied. "When tbe defendant closed tbe case on bis side, be renewed tbe motion, and it was granted. It is claimed tbat this ruling was erroneous, and tbat there was sufficient evidence to carry tbe case to tbe jury upon tbe question whether or not tbe defendant was guilty of negligence in suffering tbe animal to be at large in tbe street.

¶2There is no certificate tbat tbe bill of exceptions contains all tbe testimony given on tbe trial. Consequently we are unable to say tbat tbe nonsuit was wrong. In order to reverse tbe judgment, it must appear tbat tbe circuit court erred in granting tbe nonsuit; in other words, we must have some means of knowing tbat we have all the evidence before us upon which tbe court acted. Without a certificate tbat tbe bill of exceptions contains all tbe testimony, we .must presume tbat tbe nonsuit was right and fully justified by tbe evidence which was before the court when tbe motion was granted.

¶3The judgment of tbe circuit court is therefore affirmed.

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