Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Hill

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1883No. 1110PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby Count}-. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. The court below erred in granting, a new trial, because the grounds set out and relied upon by respondent in his statement on motion for new trial are not sufficient to warrant the court in setting aside the verdict of the jury, the verdict being fully supported by the facts established at the trial. ■ (Glule v. Steele, 6 Ñev. 335; Gray v. Sullivan, ID Id.…

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Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby Count}-. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. The court below erred in granting, a new trial, because the grounds set out and relied upon by respondent in his statement on motion for new trial are not sufficient to warrant the court in setting aside the verdict of the jury, the verdict being fully supported by the facts established at the trial. ■ (Glule v. Steele, 6 Ñev. 335; Gray v. Sullivan, ID Id. 417; Gaudette v. Travis, 11 Id. 149; Pacheco v. Hunsacker, 14 Cal. 120; Chajjin v. Doub, 14 Id. 384; Lay v. Neville, 25…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Leonard, J.:

On and prior to October 9, 1879, John Muldoon was the owner and in possession of three hundred and twenty-four cords, or thereabouts, ©f pine cordwood. At the date mentioned it was lying in uncorded piles upon the land of Mary Kennedy, upon the roadside and near her residence, about one mile and a quarter from Carson city , but without any enclosure; which place, by the license and permission of the owner, Muldoon was, on the ninth day of October, 1879, and for several years prior thereto had been, occupying as a place to pile his cordwood.

On the date last mentioned…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. BurnhamNevada Supreme Court · 1868
  2. Ross v. RoadhouseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Adams v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  2. Wipperman Mercantile Co. v. RobbinsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
  3. In re BurrowsDistrict Court, D. Indiana · 1877
  4. Lutz v. KinneyNevada Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Chong v. Young, Deputy SheriffHawaii Supreme Court · 1952

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