Case Name: Kelley v. Woodward
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Decision Date: 1877-08
Citations: 58 N.H. 153
Docket Number: 
Parties: Kelley v. Woodward.
Judges: Allen, J., did not sit.
Reporter: New Hampshire Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 153–153

Head Matter:
Kelley v. Woodward.
Whether a verdict is against the evidence is a question of fact, to be decided at the trial term.
Trespass. The defendant excepted to the refusal of the judge at the trial term to set aside a verdict for the plaintiff, as being against the evidence.
Copeland and Eaton (of Maine), for the plaintiff.
Hastings, F. Hobbs, and Eastman, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Foster, J.
The question whether a verdict is contrary to the evidence is a question of fact, to be decided by the judge presiding at the trial. Fuller v. Bailey, ante, p. 71; Lefavor v. Smith, ante, p. 125; Hill v. New Haven, 37 Vt. 501, 512; Clark v. Congregational Society, 45 N. H. 333, 334.
Exception overruled.
Allen, J., did not sit.