Court Opinion

ID: 9639568
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 16:23:28.688956+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:19.928488
License: Public Domain

On Petition for Rehearing.
PER CURIAM.
In its petition for rehearing appellant claims that this court erred in applying the rule that findings of a trial court, based on conflicting testimony taken in open court, will not be disturbed on appeal. This objection is made because the testimony on behalf of the plaintiff was taken by deposition. The record does not clearly indicate whether all of such testimony was taken by deposition or in open court. There is a stipulation “that such depositions as may be taken may be used at the time of the trial as if said witnesses were personally present and testifying,” etc. However, preceding the testimony of each witness is the statement, “A witness produced on behalf of plaintiff testified as follows.” We have since ascertained from the records of the trial court that all of plaintiff’s testimony was by deposition. Nevertheless, as stated in our opinion -and as we now repeat, the testimony supports the findings.
The petition for rehearing is therefore denied.