A judgment by the trial court to which the law and facts are submitted will be treated on appeal as the verdict of a properly instructed jury and will not be reversed unless palpably against the weight of the evidence. Summers v. Summers, 26 Ky. L. E. 179, 80 S. W. 1154; Gallagher v. Bell, 89 Minn. 291, 94 N. W. 867; Fish v. Calvin, 2 Silver (N. Y. Supreme) 450, 6 N. Y. S. 64; Ross v. Decker, 68 N. Y. S. 790, 34 Misc. 168; Holland v. Howard, 105 Ala. 538, 17 S. 35; Loeb v. Teppee, 112 N. Y. S. 1043; Scott v. O'Hair, 188 I11. App. 26.