Markota v. East Ohio Gas Co.

It is the contention of the plaintiffs that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial in toto.

This court has held that a trial court, in vacating a verdict and granting a new trial on a single cause of action, is required to vacate the entire verdict of the jury, and that'the new trial must proceed de novo as to all the issues in the case. Edelstein, Admx., v. Kidwell, 139 Ohio St., 595, 41 N. E. (2d), 564.

However, defendant contends that the law, as announced in the Edelstein case, is not applicable in the instant ease because here there are seven causes of action. Obviously, the…