Carter v. United States Steel Corp.

We, too, would affirm the trial court’s order denying judgment n.o.v.; however, we cannot join the majority’s decision to affirm the trial court’s order granting a new trial in favor of the United States Steel Corporation (USX) on any grounds.

The Carters assert that we should reverse the trial court granting new trial on grounds of prejudicial publicity. We believe that the prejudicial publicity did not constitute an *293extra-evidentiary prejudicial influence sufficient to justify a new trial; accordingly, we would reverse.

Initially, we note that the learned trial judge, apparently in accordance…