Legal Opinion
Twedt v. Franklin
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 2003No. F040990PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.
The only question raised by this appeal is whether the form of the trial court’s written order granting a new trial complies with Code of Civil Procedure section 657. More specifically, are the provisions of section 657 that require a written statement of the reasons for granting a new trial satisfied by a written order that attaches and incorporates a hearing transcript where the trial judge states the evidence did not support the jury’s finding of no negligence because the testimony of the defendant driver showed her negligence at least partially caused the…
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