Smith v. Matthews

Decided September 15, 1840

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1840-09-15

<p>An affidavit of newly discovered testimony, on a motion for a new trial, should‘contain an averment of due diligence.</p> <p>An affidavit of newly discovered testimony, on a motion for a new trial, .-should contain an averment of due ¿liligence.</p>

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1887

2 district · 1 state decisions

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Decided 1840-09-15

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¶1Opinion of the Court by

Napton Judge.

¶2Matthews sued Smith before a justice of the peace on an account and recovered $6, 12&. Smith appealed to the circuit court where judgment was again given for Matthews, Smith moved for a new trial and made affidavit that he had discovered new testimony which was material to him. This affidavit was accompanied with the affidavit of the witness discovered, as to what he knew of the matter in controversy. The circuit court overruled the motion and gave judgment from which Smith appealed to this court.

¶3This court is of opinion that the affidavit of the appellant should have contained an averment that he had used due diligence. And we are further of opinion that the testimony of Lynch the newly discovered witness was no wis material. Judgment affirmed.