Williamson v. Tobey

Citations

• 86 Cal. 497
• 25 P. 65
• 1890 Cal. LEXIS 1060

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Practice — Record. — The appellant must make up his record so as to clearly show the basis for his points.</p> <p>Instruction — Request — Modification. — If a requested instruction contains several propositions, one of which 'is erroneous, the court may refuse the whole instruction. It is not bound to modify it so as to separate the erroneous portion.</p> <p>Presumption — Possession — Ownership. — A presumption of ownership arises from possession.</p> <p>New Trial—Newly Discovered Evidence—Cumulative.—Newly discovered evidence which is merely cumulative, and not such as to render a different result probable, is not ground for a new trial.</p>