Koonce v. Owens

The appellee sued for personal injuries sustained by her in a traffic accident that occurred in Pine Bluff. The jury’s verdict was for the defendant, but the trial court granted a new trial, finding the verdict to be against the weight of the evidence. Bockman v. World Ins. Co., 222 Ark. 877, 263 S. W. 2d 486. In appealing from this order the defendant has filed the required stipulation for judgment absolute if the order be affirmed. Ark. Stats. 1947, § 27-2101.

In a case of this kind the question is whether the trial court abused its discretion in ordering a new trial. As we said in Blackwood…