Bennett v. Runyon
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Ejectment. From ti-ie Circuit Court for Madison County. The action, &c. A verdict that the court below— nesses for both pañíes were seen fused to set aside, must be clearly ngamst the evideuce, to inducg this court to reverse the cuuse, on^that ground.
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Ejectment. From ti-ie Circuit Court for Madison County. The action, &c. A verdict that the court below— nesses for both pañíes were seen fused to set aside, must be clearly ngamst the evideuce, to inducg this court to reverse the cuuse, on^that ground. Two verdicts for the same party; thelistsusl ined by the court below: this court will not disturb it, tl ough “there seems to he a pretty clear preponderance of ev idence” against it. dence in an eject P.robf Was made that the subscribing witness to a title bond was dead, and that the bond had accompained the possession from Us date, upwaids of…
1Opinion of the Court
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delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Dunn and Runyon, as lessors of the plaintiff, brought an action of ejectment against Bennett, and a verdict having been found in favor of the plaintiff—on the motion of Bennett, a new trial was granted. On the second trial, a verdict was again found against Bennett, and his motion for a new trial overruled, and he has brought the case to this Court.
Three grounds for a new trial were urged before the Circuit Court:
(1.) That the verdict was against the weight of evidence.
(2.) That the Court erred in permitting improper evidence to go before the…
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