· 11/16/1983
Jackson v. Van Winkle
Citations
- 660 S.W.2d 807
- 27 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 87
- 1983 Tex. LEXIS 359
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- providing that it is movant’s burden to show that evidence claimed to be newly discovered is not merely cumulative of trial evidence
- finding a lack of due diligence where “[t]here is no showing that Mr. Ramos or anyone from his office even attempted to search the Board records”
- trial court's refusal to grant motion for new trial will not be disturbed unless it amounted to an abuse of discretion
- court explained that failure to explain why lawyer did not earlier obtain evidence, which was available and existed prior to trial, showed a lack of diligence for purposes of motion for new trial
- listing the elements of a claim of newly discovered evidence
- listing the elements of a claim of newly discovered evidence
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Judges: Wallace
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