Putman v. Pollei

In a survivorship action by the administrator of the estate of a decedent killed in an automobile accident, the jury returned a verdict for the administrator in the amount of $445.95. Subsequently the district court of Flathead County, the Honorable Robert C. Sykes, district judge presiding, entered an order and judgment setting aside the verdict, holding defendant liable, and awarding the administrator a new trial limited to the sole issue of damages. From this order and judgment, defendant appeals.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in granting…