Blum v. Standard Oil Co.

This is an appeal from an order granting a-new trial to the plaintiff after a verdict was had for the defendant. The motion for new trial was made upon five grounds, namely, (1) accident and surprise, (2) insufficiency of the evidence, (3) that the verdict is contrary to the law of the case and the instructions of the court, (4) errors of law occurring at the trial, and (5) newly discovered evidence. The .trial court filed no memorandum opinion but said in its order granting ■the new trial that, “The court is convinced that it would be unjust to permit the verdict in this action to stand,…