Jenkins v. Kitsen
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Meagher County; John A. Matthews, Judge. Action by Maggie J. Jenkins against Charles Kitson. From • an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from District Court, Meagher County; John A. Matthews, Judge. Action by Maggie J. Jenkins against Charles Kitson. From • an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals. Where the newly discovered evidence is not that of eye-witnesses, whose presence could have^ been ascertained by investigation, but of persons who had conversations with the adverse party, the motion will not be denied on the ground of lack of diligence, as the moving party is not expected to make inquiries as to who, among the adverse party’s neighbors, had had conversations with him in reference to the transaction in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
This action in claim and delivery was brought to recover the possession of ten head of yearling calves. The defendant prevailed in the lower court, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying her a new trial. The application for a new trial was based upon the ground of newly discovered evidence, and the new evidence is set forth in five affidavits, made, respectively, by the affiants Grant, Blake, Michael, Ellis and Hughes.
It is elementary that the party moving for- a new trial on [1,2] the ground of newly discovered evidence must disclose due diligence; that is to say, he must show by his…
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