Yue Yan v. Byers

Appellant, Yue Yan, timely appeals the final judgment of the trial court entered in favor of the appellee, Barbara Byers. We agree with Yan that the trial court abused its discretion in denying her motion for new trial because she was not provided reasonable notice of the jury trial.

Yan filed a statement of claim against Byers in small claims court, alleging that Byers tortiously interfered with a business relationship between Yan and a tenant. Byers responded by moving to dismiss the complaint and counterclaiming against Yan for libel per se. The small claims court dismissed Yan’s statement…