Wylie v. Powaski

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

This Court has declared repeatedly and without modification or reservation that “ c. . . “the granting of a new trial is an inherent power and immemorial right of the trial court and an appellate court will not find fault with the exercise of such authority in the absence of a clear abuse of discretion . . . One of the least assailable grounds for the exercise of such power is the trial court’s conclusion that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that the interests of justice therefore require that a new trial be awarded; especially in such a…