Richard Williams v. The City of Valdosta

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• noting that where a trial involved relatively straightforward issues, “highly disputed facts,” and “an absence of ‘pernicious occurrences,’ trial courts should be considerably less inclined to disturb a jury verdict’’
• applying abuse of discretion standard to review the disposition of a new trial motion
• reviews of an order granting a new trial will be “more rigorous” for decision based on a finding that the verdict was contrary to the great weight of the evidence, as opposed to legal error or prejudicial conduct

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