Goodwin v. Kraft
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Custer County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. Action by Frank Kraft against Charles W. Goodwin. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brought error to the Supreme Court of the territory of Oklahoma, whence the cause is transferred to the Supreme Court of the state of Oklahoma.
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Error from District Court, Custer County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. Action by Frank Kraft against Charles W. Goodwin. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brought error to the Supreme Court of the territory of Oklahoma, whence the cause is transferred to the Supreme Court of the state of Oklahoma. On August 26, 1905, Frank Kraft, defendant in error, plaintiff below, hereafter called plaintiff, sued Charles W. Goodwin, plaintiff in error, defendant below, hereafter called defendant, in the district court of Custer county, Oída. T., the petition stating, in substance, that he was a resident of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Turara®, J.
(after stating the facts as above). In considering this case, let us first inquire as to what is our duty as an appellate court concerning it. We take it that the case is practically triable by us de novo; that, being before us on an agreed statement of facts, this court is not concerned with the credibility of witnesses or the weight of their testimony, but, the facts being-determined, “we are as competent to 'apply the law to the facts found as was the trial court.” Consolidated Steel & Wire Co. v. Burnham Han. Mun. & Co., 8 Okla. 514, 58 Pac. 654. That being true, we will lose…
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