Hahn v. Yackley

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, L:

This appeal is from a final judgment in favor of respondent and from an order denying a new trial. We conclude the trial *51court erred, set aside the judgment, and order a reinstatement of the new trial originally granted by the trial court.

The action below was for personal injuries suffered by Oliver Yackley as the result of an automobile-motorcycle collision in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 1964, when he was struck by a car driven by Peggy Hahn and owned by C. A. Hahn. The jury returned a verdict against appellants for $50,906.

The court entered judgment on the…