Legal Opinion

Darragh v. Kaufman

Texas Commission of Appeals

Decided March 16, 1880Published

Appeal from Galveston county. Opinion by Walker, P. J.

1Opinion of the Court

There being in the record neither a statement of facts nor any bill of exceptions, the judgment of the district court will not be revised, unless the presumption in favor of its validity is sufficiently repelled in the record itself to dispense with those ordinarily essential means to indicate error. “ Every presumption is to be indulged in favor of the verdict and judgment of the court below, and it is incumbent upon the party seeking to reverse a judgment to evince that it is erroneous.” Campbell v. Skidmore, 1 Tex., 476. And unless the party complaining presents the case in such a manner…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Aurora City v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Cook v. BurnleyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Chapman v. SneedTexas Supreme Court · 1856
  4. Perkins v. WalkerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1847
  5. Blackwell v. PattonTexas Supreme Court · 1859

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