Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corp. v. Ross
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, granting a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
GRAY, C.
This is an appeal from an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
The action is based on a promissory note. On the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant and was discharged. *521Thereupon, without notice, counsel for plaintiffs moved the court to vacate and set aside said verdict and to grant a new trial in said action, upon the ground that there had been such a plain disregard by the jury of the evidence in the case as to satisfy said court that said verdict was rendered under the influence of passion and prejudice, and upon the further ground that there had…
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