Larson v. Meyer

Tbe chief complaint of appellants is that tbe court erred in denying a new trial based upon tbe ground of newly discovered evidence. To better understand tbe ruling of the court, a brief statement of tbe facts will be helpful.

Tbe plaintiff is an unmarried laboring man, 72 years old at tbe time of tbe trial, who bad lived about tbe town of Dows and worked at common labor for over 20 years. He bad acquired a modest amount of property. From 1929 to 1936 be bad made bis borne with tbe defendant, B. H. Meyer, commonly called Boman Meyer. During all, or tbe greater portion of this time, Meyer lived…