Beardsley v. Hill

This was an action for personal injuries. The jury returned a verdict for defendant; judgment was entered accordingly. The trial court allowed plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and defendant appeals from that order. The assignments challenge the allowance of the order on the merits and also present the issue that the order allowing the new trial was not filed within fifty-five days. (ORS 17.615) We have concluded that the order was not timely filed and there fore will not be required to consider the correctness of the trial court’s ruling in allowing the motion.

The judgment for defendant was…