On appeal, can a motion for a new trial be denied?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hobbs v. Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc., 164 Cal.App.3d 174, 210 Cal.Rptr. 387 (Cal. App. 1974):
On appeal, the trial court's ruling on a motion for new trial must be upheld, where as here, there has been no abuse of discretion. (Stevens v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno (1975) 49 Cal.App.3d 877, 889, 123 Cal.Rptr. 171.)
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