Schramm v. Southern Pacific Co.

Citations

• 87 Cal. 425
• 25 P. 481
• 1891 Cal. LEXIS 997

Syllabus

<p>Order Granting New Trial —Review on Appeal — Discretion.— An order granting a new trial will be reversed as readily as an order refusing it, when it is granted solely through a misapprehension of law; but if the grounds of the motion are numerous, and include insufficiency of the evidence, and other grounds upon which the discretion of the court might be exercised, and the order is in general terms, and no clear abuse of discretion appears, the order will be affirmed.</p>