Legal Opinion

Elston v. Robinson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 20, 1866PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Story District Court. Right. — Trial and judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. For the other material facts see the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Wright, J.—

!cSngeof.EAD! An examination of this record satisfies ns that the merits of this case were not fully and fairly passed upon in the court below. This resulted from the manner of making up the issues and a manifest failure to get before the jury the real and cardinal points in controversy. This, it may be admitted, was from ho fault of the court, nor was either party, perhaps, negligent in his preparation. But we cannot escape the conviction that it was hurriedly tried, and that the questions involved did not receive that deliberate consideration which their importance to the rights…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Christy v. DyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1863
  2. Pearson v. MinturnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bunn v. LindsaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  2. Gage v. NeblettTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Hansen v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Robinson v. HughesIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Watkins v. . OverbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

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