Buck v. Cam's Broadloom Rugs, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• tracing the history of Maryland appellate review of a lower court’s grant or denial of a motion for new trial
• “We know of no case where the Court has ever disturbed the exercise of the lower court’s discretion in denying a motion for new trial because of the inadequacy or excessiveness of damages.”
• trial court did not abuse its discretion where plaintiff moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and improper remarks by defense counsel in closing argument prejudiced plaintiff
• “The question whether to grant a new trial is within the discretion of the trial court. Ordinarily, a trial court’s order denying a motion for a new trial will be reviewed on appeal if it is claimed that the trial court abused its discretion.” (citation omitted)
• “[A] trial court’s order denying a motion for a new trial will be reviewed on appeal if it is claimed that the trial court abused its discretion. However, an appellate court does not generally disturb the exercise of a trial court’s discretion in denying a motion for a new trial.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).