Case Name: W. H. Prescott, plaintiff in error, v. Theodore M. Jones, defendant in error
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1882-07
Citations: 13 Neb. 534
Docket Number: 
Parties: W. H. Prescott, plaintiff in error, v. Theodore M. Jones, defendant in error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 534–534

Head Matter:
W. H. Prescott, plaintiff in error, v. Theodore M. Jones, defendant in error.
Setting Aside Verdict. To justify the court in setting aside the verdict of a jury because it is not sustained by the evidence, it is not sufficient that the court, if sitting as a jury, would have reached a different conclusion from that arrived at by the jury, but the verdict must be clearly, wrong.
Error to the district court for Adams county.
A. H. Bowen and James Laird, for plaintiff in error.
Batty & Ragan, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Maxwell, J.
The only error assigned in this case is that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. In such case, in order to justify the court in setting the verdict aside, it is not sufficient that the court, if sitting as a jury, would have reached a different conclusion from that arrived at by the jury. If such was the law, it would virtually abolish trial by jury. It is only where the verdict is clearly wrong that it will be set aside.
The testimony in this case is conflicting, and there is no such preponderance against the verdict as would justify the court in setting it aside. The judgment is therefore affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.