Butterfield v. Cent. Pac. R.R.

Citations

• 37 Cal. 381

Syllabus

<p>Notice of Motion for New Trial.—The reasons for which a motion for a new trial will he made may he stated generally in the notice that such motion will be made. Statement for New Trial.—The judgment roll need not he inserted in a statement on motion for a new trial.</p> <p>Idem.—A statement on motion for a new trial must contain a specification of the particular errors upon which the party moving for a new trial will rely; and if one of the grounds is that the evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict, it must specify the particulars in which the evidence is insufficient, or it will he disregarded by the Court,</p> <p>Idem.—An assignment of errors appended to the end of a transcript, hut not included in the statement on motion for a now trial, is not a specification of the particular errors upon which the party will roly, even if sufficient in form as such specification. The specification must he in the statement itself.</p> <p>Specification of Errors in Statement.—An assignment of errors at common law, even if included in a statement on motion for a new trial, is not such a specification of the errors upon which a party will rely as is required by our Practice Act.</p>