Wolf v. Mahan
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Williamson. Tried below before the Hon. W. A. Blackburn. The opinion and syllabus sufficiently state the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Chief Justice.
The only question which it is proposed to consider is, Did the court err in overruling the application for a new trial? The other errors assigned by appellant are not regarded as showing any ground for reversal, or as presenting any questions requiring discussion.
The result of appellant’s efforts immediately after the trial shows that the testimony which he then obtained as to the whereabouts of Mahan in the fall of 1844, might have been discovered and obtained before the trial. Clearly the appellant was inexcusable for failing to produce this testimony on the trial, if…
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