Hebert v. New York Central Rd.

For the purposes of brevity and clarity, the parties will hereinafter be designated as plaintiff and defendant, as they appeared in the trial court.

This is an appeal on questions of law from a final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lucas County, in which complaint is made by the plaintiff that the trial court committed an abuse of discretion by vacating and setting aside a prior final order overruling a motion of the defendant for a new trial and by reentering the same ruling as to such motion at a subsequent date for the sole purpose of extending the time provided by law for the filing…