Ulve v. City of Raymond

A jury returned a verdict for defendant, the city of Raymond. The city appeals from an order granting plaintiff a new trial.

*244The order granting a new trial amply states the reasons therefor, as required by the rule of court. Superior Court Rule 16, 34A Wn. (2d) 117, as amended, effective July 1, 1954. The reasons set forth by the trial judge may be placed in two categories: The first, that three instructions given were erroneous statements of law; hence, misleading. The second, that substantial justice had not been done because of three situations that arose during trial.

In brief, the basic…