Wright v. Barnes

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Melanie Wright appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial after a jury awarded her zero damages on her claims for medical expenses and pain and suffering following an automobile accident. Among her enumerations of error is the claim that the trial court erred in entering an order denying her motion for new trial without holding a hearing on that motion. The record shows that Wright filed a timely motion for new trial on August 28, 1994. There is a rule nisi setting the motion down for hearing on October 22, 1998. On October 13, 1998, before holding the…