Henning v. Western Union Tel. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina
At Law. On motion for new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtSimonton, J.
This case has been exhaustively discussed, both in citation of authorities and in arguments upon them. The right of the court, after verdict, to look into and test the evidence upon which the jury came to their conclusion cannot be doubted. Whenever there is, no evidence to sustain the verdict, or when there is evidence and it is insufficient, or when the preponderance of testimony is so great against the verdict as-to raise the presumption that it was rendered through inadvertence, or bias or prejudice in favor of or against one of the parties’, or through some corruption, misconduct, or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Parks v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Klein v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Gaither v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Georgetown Ex Rel. CorcorranSupreme Court of the United States · 1828
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