Court Opinion

ID: 9695449
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:20:04.190196+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:13:59.128483
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Thornton, J.
(concurring specially) — Plaintiff did not in its motion for a new trial invoke the broad inherent power of the trial court to grant a new trial in the interests of justice. See motion for a new trial, pages 62 and 63 of Record. Each ground therein stated comes within rule 244, Rules of Civil Procedure.
Though the trial court did opine about its broad power it actually granted the new trial because of error in giving the sudden emergency instruction.- — -See page 71 of Record. Plaintiff raised this question in its objections to the instruction, Record, pages 45 and 46, and in its motion for a new trial, Record, page 62. There was no evidence to- sustain the giving thereof. This requires the grant of a new trial.
I would confine the decision to the foregoing.
Thompson, J., joins in this special concurrence.