Legal Opinion

Farr v. Fuller

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 15, 1859PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from, the Polk District Court. Trespass. Trial and verdict for defendant. Motion for a new trial sustained, and defendant appeals. The other material facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Weight, C. J.-

The record shows that the new trial was granted, “ for the reason that the instructions to the jury were, and are, erroneous.” These instructions were asked by the defendant and given, and are all embodied in the bill of exceptions. It does not appear that plaintiff made any ob*348jections to said instructions, at the time they were given ; and the defendant now insists that it was too late to do so, after the rendition of the verdict. To sustain this position, we are referred to the rule recognized by this court, in Rawlins v. Tucker, 3 Iowa, 213, and other cases, to the effect…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rawlins v. TuckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Leanne Loehr and Ed Loehr v. Craig W. Mettille, Bromo, Inc., d/b/a First General Servicemaster 380Supreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  2. Shephard v. BrentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  3. Caffrey v. GroomeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
  4. Valerius v. RichardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894

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