Young v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

The sole assignment of error involves the validity of the judgment. The plaintiff assails it on two grounds: “(a) It is against the weight of the evidence; and (b) it is contrary to the law and the conclusions of law arising from the facts thereon."

By waiving a jury trial and by consenting for the court to find the facts, the parties transferred to the Judge the function of weighing the evidence. Hence the findings are conclusive if supported by competent evidence. The record consists of the pleadings, documents, and stipulations. Most of these this Court has seen before. Moore v. Young, 260…