Does a judge have to specify his reasons for granting a whole or partial new trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sabella v. Southern Pac. Co., 449 P.2d 750, 70 Cal.2d 311, 74 Cal.Rptr. 534 (Cal. 1969):
1 This case was tried prior to the passage of Code of Civil Procedure section 657, which now requires a judge to specify his reasons for granting a whole or partial new trial. (See Mercer v. Perez (1968) 68 A.C. 102, 65 Cal.Rptr. 315, 436 P.2d 315.)
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