Legal Opinion

McGehee Company v. Fuller

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 23, 1925PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHabt, J.

(after stating the facts). The first assignment of error is that the evidence is not legally sufficient to sustain the verdict.

In testing the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, the testimony must be viewed in the light most favorable to the party obtaining the verdict. Hence it is not necessary to abstract the evidence for the plaintiffs. It is sufficient to say that they introduced the note sued on in evidence, and that their own testimony contradicted in every material respect the evidence for the defendant.

According to the testimony of the defendant, he-was engaged in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Newport v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
  2. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  3. Simonson v. LovewellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Janssen v. Carolina Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Stepp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  3. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. HardingSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1933
  4. Midland Valley Railroad Co. v. BarkleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926

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