Court Opinion

ID: 9809320
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 21:08:18.018905+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:26:19.585559
License: Public Domain

Douglas, 'J.,
dissenting: 1 fully concur in the rules laid down by the Court to be followed in all applications for a new trial on account of newly discovered evidence; but I *501cannot concur in its judgment granting a new trial, as not a single one of the imperative rules has been observed by the appellant. No notice whatever was given to the appellee who was left in entire ignorance of the intention of the appellant until tile case was called for hearing in its regular order upon the docket of this Court. The appellant does not, in my opinion, show due diligence in obtaining this testimony. The testimony itself is slight, one of the three affidavits being simply as to character, and another as to diligence, leaving only one of a substantive character, and that applying properly only to the issue of contributory negligence. The granting a new trial in this case gives to the appellant-all that he could possibly obtain by a successful prosecution of his appeal, and deprives the appellee of the benefit of his judgment upon purely ex parte testimony, without the opportunity of defence. In the conscientious exercise of an equitable discretion, I am forced to respectfully dissent from the judgment of the Court.
Fukches, J.: I concur in the dissenting opinion.