Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Tate
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 9, 1974No. 74-133PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
On this appeal the granting of a new trial after a successful defense of a wrongful death action is brought into question. Review here is complicated by our inability to ascertain the ground or grounds upon which the motion was granted. Ordinarily, the trial court has a wide latitude of discretion in granting or refusing a new trial. Security Insurance Co. v. Owen, 255 Ark. 526, 501 S.W. 2d 229; Ellsworth Brothers Truck Lines v. Mayes, 246 Ark. 441, 438 S.W. 2d 724. We do not reverse such an order in the absence of an abuse of that discretion that is manifest or…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Val Decker Packing Company, a Corporation v. Corn Products Sales Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. ColeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
- Missouri Pac. Rd. Co. v. Ross, Admr.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
- Heaton v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Broadway Arms Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Certainteed Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Holdridge v. Heyer-Schulte Corp. of Santa BarbaraDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1977
- Forrest City MacHine Works, Inc. v. Aderhold Ex Rel. Cross County BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1981
- Ogle v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1986
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