Oberstein v. Bisset

Opinion

TAMURA, Acting P. J .

This appeal presents the question whether a trial court’s adoption of specification of reasons voluntarily drafted by counsel for the moving party constitutes acceptable compliance with the pertinent requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 657.

Plaintiff obtained a jury verdict against defendant for $10,000 for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Following a hearing on defendant’s motion for a new trial on all statutory grounds, the court made a minute order granting a new trial on the issue of damages only on the ground the award was…