Furth v. Baxter

Citations

• 24 Wash. 608
• 64 P. 798
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 579

Syllabus

<p>APPEAL-FINDINGS OF TRIAL COURT-CONOLUSIVENESS.</p> <p>In cases tried hy the lower court without a jury, where exceptions to the findings and conclusions have been duly taken and the facts have been brought to the supreme court hy a certified bill of exceptions or statement of facts, it is the province of the supreme court to examine the facts de novo and determine the case hy the record, under Bal. Code, § 6520, and hence, in cases of conflicting testimony, the findings of the trial court are not as conclusive as .the verdict of a jury, although there may he substantial testimony supporting them.</p>