Weihbrecht v. Linzmeyer

Extension of Time on Motions After Verdict.

The trial court ordered a new trial unless the plaintiff exercised the option to accept damages reduced from the jury’s award of $42,415.77 to $12,443.02. The order of the trial court was made on April 11, 1963, which was over sixty days after the verdict was rendered. The first question to be resolved on this appeal is whether the trial court retained the right to rule on a motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial. Sec. 270.49 (1), Stats., provides in part that such a motion “must be made and heard within sixty days after the verdict is…