Case Name: A. H. Tasker, Appellant, v. Centralia Memorial Association, Incorporated, Respondent
Court: Washington Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Washington
Decision Date: 1924-05-13
Citations: 129 Wash. 699
Docket Number: No. 18381
Parties: A. H. Tasker, Appellant, v. Centralia Memorial Association, Incorporated, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Washington Reports
Volume: 129
Pages: 699–700

Head Matter:
[No. 18381.
Department Two.
May 13, 1924.]
A. H. Tasker, Appellant, v. Centralia Memorial Association, Incorporated, Respondent.
Appeal (406) — Review — New Trial — Discretion. An order granting a new trial asked on seven statutory grounds, one of which was insufficiency of the evidence, will not be disturbed on appeal where there was a substantial conflict in the evidence.
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered May 26, 1923, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.
Affirmed.
Lundin & Barto, for appellant.
S. F. Chadwick, C. D. Cunningham, and Lloyd B. Dysart, for respondent.
Reported in 225 Pac. 1119.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant sued to recover on an assigned claim for services rendered the respondent. The jury returned a verdict in his favor. The respondent moved for a new trial, setting up seven of the statutory grounds therefor, including one that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. The order on the motion was "now, therefore, it is by the court ordered, adjudged and decreed that a new trial be awarded herein, to which the plaintiff is allowed an exception." Prom the order granting a new trial, this appeal has been taken.
There being in this case a substantial conflict in the evidence, we will not, according to the uniform holding of this court, disturb the order appealed from. Alberts v. Rasher, Kingman, Herrin, 128 Wash. 32, 221 Pac. 975, and cases therein cited. Other grounds for the granting of the new trial are very seriously, and we may say rather convincingly, urged by the respondent, but we find it unnecessary to discuss them.
Affirmed.