McCulloch v. McDonald

Best, C.

— The appellees, who do business under the firm name of “ McDonald & Co,” brought this action against the appellant before a justice of the peace, where they recovered judgment. Upon appeal to the circuit court, the cause was tried and judgment again rendered for the appellees for $171. A motion for a new trial, for the alleged reasons that the verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence, and was contrary to law, was overruled, and this ruling is assigned as error.

The appellant was a common carrier engaged in transporting merchandise by teams between the city of New Albany,…