Case Name: Schumaker et ux v. Gelpcke
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1860-10-06
Citations: 11 Iowa 84
Docket Number: 
Parties: Schumaker et ux v. Gelpcke.
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 84–85

Head Matter:
Schumaker et ux v. Gelpcke.
1. New trial. The Supreme Court will net interfere with an order of the District Court sustaining a motion for a new trial, unless well satisfied that the discretion vested in the Court has been abused.
Appeal from Dubuque District Court.
Saturday, October 6.
Burt ft Angelí for the appellants,
to the points that the Supreme Court will review the ruling of the District Court in granting a new trial, cited Stewart v. Ewbank 3 Iowa 191; Cook Sargent ft Cook v. Syphcr lb. 484.
Poor Adams ft Cram, for the appellee.

Opinion:
Wright, J.
Defendant moved for a new trial upon the ground that he was taken by surprise by certain testimony introduced by plaintiff. The Court in the exercise of its discretion, a discretion wisely lodged with the judge trying the cause, in such cases, determined that there had been such surprise. With this discretion we would not interfere, unless well satisfied it had been abused. Nothing of the kind appears iu this instance and we have therefore no hesitation in concluding that the order granting a new trial should stand undisturbed.
. To justify a roversal of an order granting a new trial, a stronger case of abuse or injustice must be made than is required in cases in which a new trial is refused. Newell v. Sanford 10 Iowa 396. Caffrey v. Groome Ib. 548. But when the ruling of tho Court below is made upon a logal proposition, it is not a matter of discretion, and will bo. reviewed with tho same strictness when tho new trial was granted as when it was refused. Ruble v. McDonald 7 Ib. 90; Shaw v. Sweeny 2 G. Greene 587. In addition to the authorities cited by counsel see Brazelton v, Jenkins, Mor. 15; Jourdan v. Reed 1 Iowa 135; Freeman v. Rich Ib 504; Hendricks v. Cooper & Wallace 7 Iowa 232. Speers v. Fortner 6 Ib. 553; Lloyd v. McClure 2 G. Greene 139; Millard v Singer Ib. 144; Humphreys v. Hoyt et al 4 Ib. 245; Powers v. Bridges 1 Ib. 235; Pelamourges v. Clark 9 Iowa 1; Stewart v. Burlington & Missouri River Rail Road Company, ante.