Legal Opinion
Hess v. Stiner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1941No. Appeal, 40PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion jby
Keller, P. J.,
It is well settled in this Commonwealth that, as respects civil 1 cases, the trial court has the power to grant a new trial where in its opinion the verdict is against the evidence or the weight of the evidence, or where the interests of justice require it: Dinan v. Supreme Council, 213 Pa. 489, 492, 62 A. 1067; Evans v. Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., 322 Pa. 547, 559, 186 A. 133. Such action on the part of the trial court, where the case depends on oral evidence, will be reversed only for a clear abuse of discretion. See Dougherty v. Andrews, 202 Pa. 633, 52 A. 47;…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Evans v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Class & Nachod Brewing Co. v. GiacobelloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Maloy v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Marko v. MendelowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Commonwealth v. GillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Frank v. W. S. Losier Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Commonwealth v. CoyleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Brady v. Philadelphia (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- State v. PlaspohlIndiana Supreme Court · 1959
- Dandridge v. Exhibitors Service Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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