Stewart v. South Kansas and Oklahoma RR, Inc.

Memorandum and .Order

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad’s (“SKOR”) motion for new trial. (Doc. 116). Although plaintiff has requested oral argument, the court finds that oral argument would not assist in deciding the issues presented.

I. Standard Governing Motion for New Trial.

Rule 59(a) permits the court to grant a new trial “for any of the reasons for which new trials have heretofore been granted in actions at law in the courts of the United States.” Motions for new trial are committed to the sound discretion…