Travis v. Hall

GARRARD, Judge.

Travis sued Hall for assault and battery. Hall answered in denial and pleaded self-defense. The case was tried by the court and resulted in judgment for the defendant. Travis appeals arguing that the judgment is not sustained by the evidence and is contrary to law because Hall either did not act in self defense or in doing so used excessive force.

The essence of both arguments is that this court should reweigh the evidence. That is not the function of appellate review. On appeal we may neither weigh the evidence nor redetermine the credibility of the witnesses. Instead we view…