Opinion ID: 884225
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Heading: District Court's grant of new trial on pain and suffering damages

Text: When the evidence presented to a jury is insufficient to justify the jury's verdict, a district court may vacate the verdict and grant a new trial. Section 25-11-102(6), MCA. This Court will not overturn a district court's grant of a new trial absent a manifest abuse of discretion. Maurer, 912 P.2d at 198. We concluded above that the evidence of record in this case is insufficient to support the jury's award of zero damages for Thompson's pain and suffering. As a result, we also conclude that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in granting Thompson's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages for pain and suffering. Affirmed. LEAPHART, HUNT, NELSON and REGNIER, JJ., concur.