Finch v. Martin

Citations

• 13 S.D. 274
• 83 N.W. 263
• 1900 S.D. LEXIS 141

Syllabus

<p>1. An application lor a new'trial because of the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict being addressed to the discretion of the trial court, its decision thereon is not revievvable unless there has been manifest abuse of such discretion.</p> <p>2. A contention that the trial court was not authorized in granting a new trial, because there was evidence warranting the verdict, cannot be considered on appeal, as the supreme court cannot' weigh all the evidence, or g'o further than to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.</p>