Wolfe v. Ridley
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe District Court of tbe Eigbtb Judicial District, for tbe County of Bonner. Hon.- W. W. Woods, Judge of tbe First District, Presiding. Action by plaintiffs to recover damages. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant moved for a new trial and bis motion was granted. Plaintiff appealed from tbe order granting a new trial.
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APPEAL from tbe District Court of tbe Eigbtb Judicial District, for tbe County of Bonner. Hon.- W. W. Woods, Judge of tbe First District, Presiding. Action by plaintiffs to recover damages. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant moved for a new trial and bis motion was granted. Plaintiff appealed from tbe order granting a new trial. It is tbe province of this court to examine tbe record to ascertain if there is a sufficient conflict of tbe evidence to warrant tbe trial court in vacating tbe verdict of the jury and granting a new trial in tbe action. (Lowe v. Long, 5 Ida. 124, 47 Pac. 93.)…
1Opinion of the CourtAilshie, J.
— This action was originally commenced in the district court of Bonner county, for the recovery of the sum of $1,298.50, damages as the value of certain property destroyed by fire. It was alleged that the defendant had carelessly and negligently started and kindled a fire in his woodland and allowed the same to spread to and upon plaintiff’s premises and destroy their dwelling-house and other property. A verdict was rendered and a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs. Defendant thereafter moved for a new trial and his motion was granted by the court. Plaintiffs have appealed from the…
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