Legal Opinion

French v. Day

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 31, 1896PublishedCited by 7 opinions

On Motion and Exceptions by Dependants. The case appears in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtHaskell, J.

Motion and exceptions. Upon the motion the court considers that there -is testimony in the case upon which the verdict can stand. Whether this testimony be true was entirely for the jury, who saw the witnesses and could best judge of their credibility. From reading the case the court cannot say that it is untrue, or that the damages are excessive although they appear to to be large.

There are exceptions to the admission and exclusion of evidence; but what evidence, the exceptions do not state, and the court cannot be expected to examine a report of evidence to ascertain. It should have been…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. MillerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Aubin v. Duluth Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
  3. Hitt v. TerryMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Larson v. Jo Ann Cab Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
  5. Midland Valley Railroad v. BarnesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933

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