Bernard v. Raglan

— This case was tried below by a jury and verdict rendered for defendants. Plaintiffs move for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. From the order of the court overruling this motion an appeal is taken. There were a number of witnesses on the trial below, and their testimony is conflicting. The question upon which the case turned was as to whether the mining claims in controversy formed a part of Shaw’s Flat, six witnesses testifying that it was within Shaw’s Flat and three that it was not. To determine the weight of the evidence was peculiarly the…