McCormick v. Keith

Of the several errors assigned, only a single one, the fifth, will be considered. By this one it is averred that: “ The verdict of the jury is not supported by the evidence, and is contrary to the law of the case.” Those assignments relating to the rulings of the judge on the admission of evidence, and to the instructions to the jury, wholly fail to distinguish the particular testimony or instructions on which reliance is placed as ground of error. And this want of particularity characterized the motion for a new trial also. The record must show that the particular testimony admitted or…