Court Opinion

ID: 9549595
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:21:53.360217+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:20:35.762032
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Olson, J.
(dissenting)—I am unable to agree with the conclusion of the majority. The issue of appellant’s liability in this cause has been determined by a jury. The majority finds no error in this regard. Resubmission of this issue might be avoided by a conditional order on the motion for a new trial, granting respondent an alternative of accepting a judgment based on a further reduction in the verdict or having a new trial. Granting a new trial unconditionally appears to be beyond both the necessities of this case and the limits we should observe in disturbing the action of the trial court.
Schwellenbach, C. J., Mallery, and Hamley, JJ., concur with Olson, J.