Murray v. Star Paint & Wall Paper Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered November 5, 1917, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action in tort.
1Per curiam
— In this action respondent seeks recovery for personal injuries sustained by him in an automobile collision in Seattle. The case was tried before a jury, which found for defendant. This is an appeal from the order of the court granting respondent a new trial. The lower court is vested with discretion to grant or deny a motion for new trial, and when that judgment is so entered, it will not be disturbed on appeal unless it is shown that there was a manifest abuse of such discretion. Hawn v. Yakima County, 93 Wash. 87, 160 Pac. 7.
The record presenting no such abuse, the judgment is affirmed.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hawn v. Yakima CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1916