Legal Opinion
Moses v. Miller
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1954No. 34974PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NEAL, Justicé.
In this proceeding we are limited to the consideration of the following question: Did the district court err in commenting'upon the credibility of the defendant’s wit ness, Dr. C. S. Summers, ⅛ the presence and hearing of the jury?
The question as posed presents an oversimplification of the basic issue to be here resolved. Under our jury system the weight of the evidence and the credibility of a witness are solely for the jury. This aspect of the law of evidence is known to the merest tyro. The difficulty arises only when an effort is made to apply general principles to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Empire Oil & Refining Co. v. FieldsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Settle v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- Moses v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. v. CraneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Rowland v. MorganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American Fertilizer Specialists, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Zarrow v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955