OPINION BY WRIGHT, J., December 16, 1965:
This is an appeal by the defendant from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County granting the plaintiff's motion for a new trial in a trespass action arising out of a motor vehicle collision. The grant of a new trial is an inherent power and immemorial right of the trial court, and the appellate court will not disturb the exercise of that authority in the absence of a clear abuse of discretion: Gallihue v...
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