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4 La. 206

Devine v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 15, 1832

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1832-07-15

<p>The decision of the juiy will not be disturbed unless manifestly contrary to the evidence.</p> <p>The decision of the jury will not be disturbed unless manifestly contrary to the evidence.</p>

Decided 1832-07-15

Porter J..

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The defendant is sued for having been an accomplice with certain slaves in a robbery, and having received a portion of the property stolen. There was judgement against him in the court of the first instance, and he appealed.

¶3The evidence appears somewhat open to the objections made by the counsel for defendant, but on the principles which regulate this court in relation to verdicts, it does not appear so to preponderate in favor of the appellant as to authorize us to interfere with the decision of the jury.

¶4It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged, and decreed, that the judgement of the Parish Court be affirmed, with costs.

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