Richardson v. Davis

The appellate jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked concerning, and only concerning, whether error was committed by the trial court in disposition of the issue raised by a motion for a new trial based on grounds of newly discovered evidence. The trial court’s decision on the merits was rendered April 8, 1965, in favor of the defendant below, defendant in error here. Plaintiff below, plaintiff in error here, filed motion for new trial on April 16, 1965. On June 4, 1965, this motion was amended to incorporate an allegation of newly discovered evidence as an additional ground for new…