Costa v. Volkswagen of America

This is a breach of warranty case that has eluded resolution for eight years. During this time it has been tried twice — once to a jury and once to court — with different results, and has been the subject of numerous motions. Plaintiff-appellant — who prevailed at the first trial but lost at the second — challenges the order of the Lamoille Superior Court entering judgment for defendant, and also appeals the court’s earlier order granting defendant’s motion for a new trial. We reverse, in part, the new trial order and remand the cause, vacating the subsequent orders of the trial court.

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