Carpenter v. Jones

The appellant brought trespass in the Jefferson circuit court, against appellees, for the wrongful taking, etc., of a crop of wheat, alleged to be the goods, etc., of appellant. The case was tried by a jury upon the plea of not guilty, and a verdict returned for appellees on that plea, upon which, after overruling a motion for a new trial, the court gave judgment. The plaintiff below brings the- case to this court by appeal, and insists that the court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. This is…