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Hall v. Dominican Sisters of Spokane3/23/2000
e Halls allege that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied their post-trial motion for a new trial. Denial of a motion for a new trial is within the sound discretion of the trial court. As such, we reverse only for an abuse of that discretion. State v. Copeland, 130 Wn.2d 244, 294, 922 P.2d 1304 (1996). A new trial should be granted if, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party (here, the Hospital), the court can say as a matter of law that there is no substantial evidence or reasonable inferences to sustain the verdict for the nonmoving party. Kohfeld v. United Pac. Ins. Co., 85 Wn. App. 34, 41, 931 P.2d 911 (1997). Because we determined above that there were no erroneous rulings that occurred during the trial, there is no evidence or reasonable inference for which the court should have granted the Halls' motion for a new trial.
Affirmed.
Schultheis, J.
WE CONCUR:
Kurtz, C.J.
Brown, J.
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