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McCaffrey v. Downie

The Supreme Court of Washington. Department Two
Jul 11, 1957
313 P.2d 681 (Wash. 1957)

Opinion

No. 34086.

July 11, 1957.

APPEAL AND ERROR — REVIEW — FINDINGS. Unless the evidence preponderates against a finding, it will not be disturbed on appeal.

See 3 Am. Jur. 463.

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, No. 482348, Birdseye, J., entered September 17, 1956, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action for personal injuries, tried to the court. Affirmed.

Bassett, Vance Davies and Stephen V. Carey, for appellant.

Lycette, Diamond Sylvester, for respondents.



This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries which the plaintiff alleged he received when he was struck in the right eye by the defendant. The cause was tried to the court, which, upon sharply conflicting evidence, found that the plaintiff had failed to sustain the burden of proof.

[1] The appellant's assignments of error raise but one significant question — whether the evidence, as a matter of law, preponderates against this finding. Unless it does so preponderate, of course, the finding will not be disturbed on appeal. Olsson v. Hansen, ante p. 199, 310 P.2d 251; Silhavy v. Doane, ante p. 110, 309 P.2d 1047; Brooks v. Warner, ante p. 99, 309 P.2d 757.

After carefully reviewing the record, we cannot say that the finding is in error.

The judgment is therefore affirmed.


Summaries of

McCaffrey v. Downie

The Supreme Court of Washington. Department Two
Jul 11, 1957
313 P.2d 681 (Wash. 1957)
Case details for

McCaffrey v. Downie

Case Details

Full title:JOE W. McCAFFREY, Appellant, v. DAVID M. DOWNIE et al., Respondents

Court:The Supreme Court of Washington. Department Two

Date published: Jul 11, 1957

Citations

313 P.2d 681 (Wash. 1957)
313 P.2d 681
50 Wash. 2d 553