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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

[Civ. No. 897.
    Second Appellate District.
    January 3, 1911.]
    UNION LUMBER COMPANY, a Corporation, Respondent, v. MARY E. WEBSTER, A. E. MORGAN et al., Appellants.
    Order Denying New Trial—Newly Discovered Evidence—Discretion—Review upon Appeal.—The action of the trial court in denying a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence involves discretion, and will not be disturbed upon appeal, except in cases where the court’s abuse of such discretion is made to 'appear.
    Id.—Record not Showing Abuse of Discretion.—Where for aught that appears in the record, the evidence claimed to have been newly discovered may have been merely cumulative, is of such character that, if taken in connection with other evidence, it would not have affected the judgment, and therefore could not have afforded a reasonable ground for the granting of the motion, the record discloses no abuse of discretion in denying the motion.
    Id.—Hypothesis Sustaining Action of Trial Court.—If upon any hypothesis the action of the trial court in disposing of a motion of the kind here involved can be sustained, it should not be disturbed upon appeal.
    APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County, and from an order denying a new trial. J. W. Mahon, Judge.
    The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
    E. L. Foster, for Mary E. Webster, Appellant.
    W. W. Kaye, for Respondent.
   ALLEN, P. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment and an order denying a new trial. Findings of fact were waived, . and no evidence is presented by bill .of exceptions, or otherwise. The only question argued by counsel for appellant relates to the action of the trial court in refusing to modify its judgment, and in denying the motion for a new trial, which motion was based upon affidavits of newly discovered evidence. This action of the court in passing upon such motion involved discretion and will not be disturbed, except in cases where the court’s abuse of such discretion is made to appear. For aught in the record, the evidence claimed to have been newly discovered may have been merely cumulative, or of such character that, if taken in connection with the other evidence, it would not have affected the judgment, and, therefore, would not have afforded a reasonable ground for the granting of such motion. If upon any hypothesis the action of the trial court, in disposing of a motion of this kind, can be sustained, it should not be disturbed upon appeal.

Judgment and order affirmed.

Shaw, J., and James, J., concurred.