Vose v. Mayo

CLIFFORD, Circuit Justice.

Power to set aside a verdict before judgment and grant a new trial 5s vested in the circuit courts “in cases where there has been a trial by jury, for reasons for which new trials have usually been granted in the courts of law,” and the correct mode of applying to the court for the exercise of that power is by a motion for new trial, which, under the rules of the circuit court irt this circuit, must be made in writing, and must, unless the time is enlarged by leave of the court, be filed within two days after the verdict. Such a motion must assign the reasons for the…