Candido v. Huitt

Opinion

WORK, J.

Nicholas J. Candido appeals an order granting a new trial- on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence after a jury specifically found *921his negligence in driving his motorcycle was not a proximate cause of his injuries sustained when he struck an unlit truck stopped at night in the “fast” lane of a freeway. (Code Civ. Proc., § 657, subd. 6.) We find the trial court’s reasons for granting the motion are adequately specified and the order is within the trial court’s broad discretion. However, we limit the new trial to the issues of Candido’s comparative negligence and proximate…