Cronk v. Frazier

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee while he was engaged in blasting rock in appellant’s quarry the jury returned a verdict in favor of appellant. A motion alleging thirteen grounds for a new trial was filed. A new trial was allowed but the ground of its allowance was not stated. From that decision the appeal is taken.

In view of the discretion vested in the trial court in the granting of new trials it is not . easy to obtain a reversal of such an order, especially where a particular reason for its allowance is not known. If the trial court was not…