Legal Opinion

Lowry v. Piper

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 14, 1910Published

Appeal from District Court, Cass county; Charles A. Pollock, J. Action by A. H. Lowry against Ferdinand Piper. Appeal from order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtFisk, J.

Action to recover a balance alleged to be due plaintiff from defendant as commission on tbe sale of land. Plaintiff was suc■cessful in the district court, and defendant appeals from an order overruling his motion for a new trial. The sole grounds of the motion were that the evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict and that such verdict is against law.

Under a well-settled rule when applied to the facts disclosed by the record, we are not warranted in disturbing the order appealed from. There is a square conflict in the testimony over the vital and sole issue ■of fact as to the actual…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dickey v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Flath v. CasselmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Magnusson v. LinwellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1900

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