Case Name: BENJAMIN CLARKE, vs. MARY RUTLEDGE
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1820-06-16
Citations: 2 A.K. Marsh. 381
Docket Number: 
Parties: BENJAMIN CLARKE, vs MARY RUTLEDGE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
BENJAMIN CLARKE, vs MARY RUTLEDGE.
On an appeal from a judgment of the Muhlenburg circuit court.
16 June, 1820.
A new trial should not be granted because of the discovery of new testimony, if that new testimony only goes to discredit a witness sworn on the trial, and the fact known toothers than the new discovered witness.

Opinion:
Judge Owsley
delivered the opinion of the court.
The only question made in this case by the assignment of errors, involves an enquiry into the decision of the circuit court in refusing to award a new trial.
The new trial was asked for on the ground of a discovery of new evidence. But as the evidence alledged to have been discovered tends barely to discredit witnesses sworn on the trial, and especially as it appears from the affidavit of Clarke, the same matter which the discovered witness is expected to prove, might have been proven by other witnesses, the court decided correctly in refusing a new trial.
The judgment must be affirmed with cost and damages upon the damages recovered by Rutledge in the circuit court.