Wingfield, Public Examiner v. Little
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Ociurt, Lyman County. Hon. William Williamson, Judge. Action by J. L. Wingfield!, Public Examiner, in charge of the Citizens’ State Bank of Oacoma, against W. -W. Little, to recover upon a promissory note. From a judgment for -defendant, and from an order -denying a new trial, plaintiff -appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWbiti'Nig, P. J.
The assignments icif error upon this appeal ■raise but one question meriting our consideration. Was there evidence sufficient to support the verdict?
[1] Appellant contends ith-at, as in Drew v. Lawrence, 37 S. D. 620, 159 N. W. 274, we should bold that the jury “failed1 to fairly exercise the reasoning faculty on the facts- before them.” The sole issue herein was whether respondent signed1 the note s-ued -on. He -swore that he did nlc-t; -and while, without being able to *61see and hear 'the witnesses, it might seem to us that his unsupported statement was overcame by the testimony of the…
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