Reid v. Pyle

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• explaining that when a court sits as the fact finder, the credibility of witnesses, the sufficiency, probative effect and weight of the evidence, and the inferences and conclusions to be drawn therefrom are all within its sole province
• appearing to treat the question of whether a promissory note is a negotiable instrument as a question of law
• affidavit of probable cause for the defendant’s arrest was not admissible in civil trial
• a contracting party who causes the other party’s failure to comply with the contract terns cannot take advantage of that failure
• when a party’s obligation depends on the occurrence of a contingency within its control, the party must exercise reasonable diligence to bring about that contingency
• also holding that the person asserting the partnership has the burden of proving its existence

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