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26 F.2d 522

Docket Nos. 1372, 1373.

Fitzgerald v. Dodson

District of Columbia District Court

Submitted April 25, 1928.

Decided April 28, 1928.

District of Columbia District Court · decided 1928-04-28

Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently February 1947

4 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions

2 counsel of record

Relies on Mandes v. Midgett · Price v. United States · Kelly v. Moore

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Decided 1928-04-28

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¶11. Appeal and error <§=>977 (I) — Trial court’s action in granting or refusing new trial is not reviewable.

¶2Action of tbe trial court in granting or refusing a new trial is' not reviewable by tbe appellate court.

¶32. Appeal and error <§=>981 — Action of trial court relative to motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence will not be disturbed, unless discretion was abused.

¶4Where motion for new trial is based on newly discovered evidence, action of trial court will not be disturbed, unless there has Been a manifest abuse of discretion.

¶5Action between Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Sr., and W. H. Dodson and another. After refusal of the trial court to grant a new trial, the party first named applies for writs of error.

¶6Applications denied.

¶7Thomas J. Fitzgerald, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

¶8C. P. Henry, of Washington, D. C., for respondents.

¶9ROBB, Associate Justice.

¶10In these eases the application for writs of error is based on the refusal of the trial court to grant a new trial.

¶11[1,2] It is settled law in this court that the action of the trial court in granting or refusing a new trial is not reviewable. Columbia Ry. Co. v. Cruit, 20 App. D. C. 521; Price v. United States, 14 App. D. C. 391; Kelly v. Moore, 22 App. D. C. 9. Even where the motion for a new trial is based upon newly discovered evidence, the action of the trial court will not be disturbed, unless there has been a manifest abuse of discretion. Mandes v. Midgett, 49 App. D. C. 139, 261 F. 1019.

¶12It results that these applications must be denied.

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