Belden v. Woodmansee

delivered the opinion of the Court.:

This was an action of assumpsit, by appellee against appellants, brought on a parol contract in relation to the shelling of corn in the State of Iowa. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for one thousand dollars, upon which the court gave judgment, after overruling the defendants’ motion for a new trial.

The evidence is not so manifestly and palpably contrary to the verdict of the jury as to warrant ns in concluding that it was the result of passion, prejudice, or ignorance; and we do not perceive any substantial variance between the…