Legal Opinion

Inhabitants of Enfield v. Buswell

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1874PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Motion for new trial by plaintiffs on the ground that the ver-, diet for the defendants was against evidence.

1Opinion of the Court

Rescript.

To sustain a motion for a new trial where the question presented to the jury was purely one of fact, it is not sufficient to present a case which induces the court to believe that the verdict was erroneous. The court will not interfere unless it seems certain that injustice has been done by reason of some bias on the part of the jury, or a total misapprehension of the case upon which they have found.

"Where the evidence is conflicting upon points vital to the result the conclusion of the jury will not be reversed, unless the preponderance against the verdict, is such as to amount to a…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lessard v. Samuel Sherman CorporationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
  2. Gregory v. JamesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958

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