 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals, David James McCord - 1830 - 612 sidor
...susceptible of a meaning perfectly innocent, and were in no sense, justly imputable to them, libellous. — That the verdict of the Jury was contrary to the evidence, and particularly in finding the defendant guilty of publishing the libel, with the meaning affixed to it... | |
 | Tennessee. Supreme Court, George Shall Yerger - 1836 - 640 sidor
...for the State. TURLEF, J. delivered the opinion of the court. The first cause of error assigned, is, that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence, and ought therefore to have been set aside. It is contended that to constitute the offence for which the... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1846 - 628 sidor
...only question which now remains for our decision, is whether the court below should have granted a new trial upon the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence. In order to authorize a new trial upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, it... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1889 - 936 sidor
...guilty of the offence of burglary, and made a motion for a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and upon the further ground of newly discovered testimony. The motion was overruled by the court, and the case was brought to this court for review.... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1880 - 850 sidor
...decision : "The motion for new trial in this case is put upon several grounds. It is first claimed that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence and without sufficient evidence to support it. In the argument it was said that there was no credible evidence... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1851 - 716 sidor
...this assignment cannot be sustained. [5.] One of the grounds taken in the rule for a new trial is, that the verdict of the Jury was contrary to the evidence, and it is Bond and Beunett vs. Baldwin. insisted with much zeal, that the Court erred in not granting it... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1852 - 496 sidor
...plaintiff sued out a certiorari to the County Court, and that court reversed the judgment of the justice on the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight of evidence. The defendant brought a writ of error to the Supreme Court, where the decision... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - 1859 - 560 sidor
...looking into the record, we find that the plaintiff's counsel did make a motion in the Court below for a new trial, upon the ground that "the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence,'' which motion was overruled by the Court. Now, it is perfectly clear, that to enable the Court to pronounce... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1869 - 812 sidor
...in refusing to grant a new trial. Barron vs. Burnty et al i 264 7. The Court erred in not granting a new trial, upon the ground, that the verdict of the jury was strongly and decidedly against the weight of evidence, as to the mismanagement of the estate by the... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1871 - 818 sidor
...aside and order a new trial. Sims & Co. vs. Humber 208 12. When a motion was made for a new trial on the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence : Held, That there is sufficient evidence in the record to sustain the verdict, if the jury believed... | |
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There were verdict and judgment for $275 in favor of the plaintiff. Thereafter the defendant made a motion for a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the evidence, and the law, and that the court erred in its several... 
