| 1889 - 948 pages
...Mr. Jewett, president of the road, was present, and made inquiries of the defendant in respect to his objections to the management of the road, and that...line of argument. Counsel have no more right in the course of argument to speak of things not proven in respect to the character of a witness in the case... | |
| 1889 - 1878 pages
...questions of fact are for the jury, and this question of the utterance of words as much as any other. 80, too, in respect to the credibility of witnesses, and...line of argument. Counsel have no more right in the course of argument to speak of things not proven in respect to the character of a witness in the case... | |
| 1882 - 692 pages
...same consideration as would be given to the verdict of a jury. This rule has regard in its application to the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony. But it has no application, however, to the question here presented, which is, that there... | |
| 1909 - 1164 pages
...(§ 140*) — QUESTION FOB JUET — CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES. The jury are the exclusive judges of the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony, and while the burden of proof is on plaintiff to sustain the averments of his complaint,... | |
| 1890 - 1220 pages
...province of the jury, when il undertook to state to them the theories or claims of the parti«1« as to the credibility of witnesses, and the weight to be given to their testimony, and to confine the jury in the consideration of those matters to the limitation prescribed.... | |
| 1917 - 1194 pages
...concur In the finding of first degree murder. In findings of fact by a judge, sitting: as a chancellor, the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony are for him, and their credibility Is often sustained or Impaired by their appearance on... | |
| 1901 - 1166 pages
...CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES — WEIGHT OF TESTIMONY — HARMLESS ERROR — ADMISSIBILITY UNDER PLEADINGS. 1. The credibility of witnesses, and the weight to be given to their testimony, will not be reviewed on an appeal from the finding of the trial court. 2. Where the plaintiff... | |
| Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frederick C. Seibold - 1888 - 770 pages
...to find such clear or any preponderance of the evidence against the plaintiffs' claim of ownership. The credibility of witnesses, and the weight to be given to their testimony, are matters which may be left with far more safety to the trial court. There are, however,... | |
| 1890 - 1254 pages
...this court is not authorized to set aside the finding of a jury, whose province it is to pass upon the credibility of witnesses, and the weight to be g-iven to their testimony. It is not denied that appellee was injured while attempting to take down the scantling,... | |
| New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1902 - 762 pages
...we are able to judge, equally entitled to be believed. The jury system is designed to determine upon the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony, and this court will not interfere except to prevent a manifest miscarriage of justice. There... | |
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