motion for new trial
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922)
Definitions from Case Law
From 311 U.S. 243 - Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Duncan · 1940Most cited · 1,567 citing opinions
The motion for a new trial may invoke the discretion of the court in so far as it is bottomed on the claim that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, that the damages are excessive, or that, for other reasons, the trial was not fair to the party moving; and may raise questions of law arising out of alleged substantial errors in admission or rejection of evidence or instructions to the jury.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A motion designed to bring in review before the trial court the occurrences of the trial, and to present for consideration alleged errors during the course of the trial. 217 111. 82, 177 111. 333.