Canning v. Central Pacific Railroad

Citations

• 50 Cal. 166
• 1875 Cal. LEXIS 115

Syllabus

<p>New Tbiab—When Testimony is Taken by Depositions.—If the testimony is all taken by depositions, the Supreme Court will not disturb the verdict on the ground that it is not sustained by the evidence, unless it clearly appears that the verdict is against the weight of evidence.</p> <p>One Abbechng Ebbob must Show it. — The appellant who alleges error must show it; and if it is alleged that the verdict is against the weight of evidence, in a case where the testimony is taken by depositions, it is not sufficient merely to create a doubt upon that point.</p>