McCloskey v. Petersen Motors, Inc.

Citations

• 80 Pa. Super. 132
• 1922 Pa. Super. LEXIS 33

Syllabus

<p>Appeals — Assignments of error — Failure to grant a new trial— Powers of appellate court.</p> <p>The power of the appellate court to grant a new trial is exceptional in character, and is only to be exercised in very clear cases of wrong or injuries, which the court below should have remedied.</p> <p>Tbe action of tbe lower court, in refusing a new trial, will be affirmed, where tbe only complaint was tbat tbe verdict was excessive, and there is sufficient evidence to support tbe verdict.</p>