Legal Opinion

Cohol v. Allen

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1873PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Pmggold Cvrouit Court. Tuesday, October 28. This is an action to recover for the seduction of the daughter of plaintiff by the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Beck, Ch. J.

The verdict for plaintiff was rendered upon the 20th day of August, 1870, and within the time prescribed by law defendant interposed a motion for a new trial upon the ground that the findings of the jury were not supported by the evidence, and were in conflict with the instructions given by the court, and that the law was incorrectly given by the court to the jury. The motion was submitted to the court at the term the case was tried, and taken under advisement until the *450following term, when defendant filed an amendment to his motion, setting out newly-discovered evidence as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carson v. CrossSupreme Court of Iowa · 1863
  2. Sturgeon v. FerronSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hines v. DriverIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Mueller Lumber Co. v. McCaffreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  3. Patterson v. JackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  4. Carpenter v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
  5. Scott v. HawkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898

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