Legal Opinion
Sellers v. Taylor
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1955No. 1679PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
In an automobile collision case the jury returned a verdict for defendant. Immediately thereafter the trial court on its own initiative set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial. 1 Defendant has appealed from that order.
Our first question is the appealablity of an order granting a new trial. Our jurisdiction, with exceptions not here material, is limited to review of final orders and judgments. 2 An order granting a new trial is not a final order and we have consistently held that such order is not appeal-able. 3 Appellant cites numerous authorities holding that an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Freid v. McGrathCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel and Foundry CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- United Retail Cleaners & Tailors Ass'n v. DenahanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Students Book Co. v. SemerjianDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- De Grazia v. AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
3Cited by2 opinions
- Morfessis v. Hollywood Credit Clothing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Murray v. DietzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960