¶1The evidence in this case was not manifestly in favor of the verdict, so that the case comes within the rule in Hicks v. Stone, 13 Minn. 434 (Gil. 398), so often followed by the court.
¶2Order affirmed.
¶3(Opinion published 58 N. W. 684.)
57 Minn. 25
Hoffman v. Meyer
Decided April 14, 1894
Supreme Court of Minnesota · decided 1894-04-14
Appeal by defendant, William Meyer, from an order of the District Court of Jackson County, P. E. Brown, J., made February 8,. 1893, granting the motion of plaintiff, Joseph Hoffman, for a new trial. This action was to recover damages for an assault and battery. The answer was, son assault demesne. The parties were German. farmers who had quarrelled over the location of a comer stake between their lands. The evidence was conflicting.
Relies on Hicks v. Stone
Decided 1894-04-14