Hansen v. Village of Oregon

An order for the remission of damages or a new trial involves exercise of the trial court’s discretion. Such an order will not be disturbed on appeal unless the record shows the court abused its discretion. Blong v. Ed. Schuster & Co. (1956), 274 Wis. 237, 79 N. W. (2d) 820; Hale v. Schultz (1936), 223 Wis. 285, 270 N. W. 46. The trial court may set aside a verdict and order a new trial when the evidence warrants its conclusion that the jury disregarded its instructions and the evidence did not sustain the verdict. Fulkerson v. Risberg (1948), 253 Wis. 466, 34 N. W. (2d) 662.

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