Simon Newman Co. v. Lassing
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Merced County granting a new trial. E. N. Rector, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.—
This is an appeal from an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The action is unlawful detainer. The cause was tried by the court with a jury, and defendant had the verdict. The grounds of the motion were insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict and errors of law occurring at the trial. The order granting the motion is general.
In an opinion found in the record the court stated the point on which it rested the order. It is well settled that the ground upon which a new trial is granted by the trial court does not prevent this court from reviewing the case…
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