Case Name: Francis Barrett v. Thomas Meek and Adam Beatam
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1801-07-15
Citations: 1 Sneed 34
Docket Number: 
Parties: Francis Barrett v. Thomas Meek and Adam Beatam.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 34–34

Head Matter:
JULY 15, 1801.
Francis Barrett v. Thomas Meek and Adam Beatam.
Upon a writ of error to reverse a judgment of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Fayette county.
Where there is any evidence conducing to establish the fact at issue before the jury, the court should not direct a non-suit, but should submit the evidence to the jury.

Opinion:
In this case, it appears from the bill of exceptions, that at least circumstantial evidence was produced by the plaintiff that the •defendant Meek had been guilty of making the assault charged in the declaration. And it seems that the evidence should have been submitted to a jury to determine how far it was satisfactory, both as to its credibility and certainty, before Meek could legally have been admitted to give testimony for his co-defendant. Therefore, it is considered by the court that the judgment aforesaid be reversed and set aside; that the cause be remanded to the court from whence it came for new proceedings to be had, to commence by empannelling a j.ury, and the plaintiff recover of the defendants his costs in this behalf expended, which is ordered to be certified to the said court.