Clarke v. Stewart

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Phyllis Clarke, appeals an order granting a new trial. We affirm.

Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by granting a new trial where there may be some dispute in the evidence. Appellee, Trevor Stewart, asserts that the trial court was correct in granting a new trial because the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

The straightforward trial facts show that appellee had the right-of-way at a traffic intersection. Appellant turned into appel-lee’s lane at the intersection and an accident occurred. The jury’s verdict necessarily…