Thomas & Co. v. Hillis

Citations

• 70 Wash. 53
• 126 P. 62
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 998

Syllabus

<p>New Teial — Insufficiency of Evidence — Disceetion — Abuse. Where a new trial was granted because the evidence was insufficient to sustain a verdict for the defendant, and the order was affirmed on appeal, upon a retrial of the same case upon substantially the same evidence, which was conflicting, it is an abuse of discretion to set aside a verdict for the plaintiff as not sustained by the evidence.</p> <p>Bills and Notes — Considebation—Extension of Time. An extension of time for the first payment to become due on a contract for the purchase of land, is a sufficient consideration for a promissory note for the amount of the payment.</p>