ARTICLE 2. New Trials [656. - 663.2.]

Article 2 enacted 1872.

§§ 656–663.2 · 14 sections

• § 656 A new trial is a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by a jury, court, or referee.
• § 657 The verdict may be vacated and any other decision may be modified or vacated, in whole or in part, and a new or further trial granted on all or part of the…
• § 657.1 A new trial may also be granted as provided in Section 914 of this code.
• § 658 When the application is made for a cause mentioned in the first, second, third and fourth subdivisions of Section 657, it must be made upon affidavits;…
• § 659 (a) The party intending to move for a new trial shall file with the clerk and serve upon each adverse party a notice of their intention to move for a new…
• § 659a Within 10 days of filing the notice, the moving party shall serve upon all other parties and file any brief and accompanying documents, including affidavits in…
• § 660 (a) On the hearing of the motion, reference may be had in all cases to the pleadings and orders of the court on file, and when the motion is made on the…
• § 661 The motion for a new trial shall be heard and determined by the judge who presided at the trial; provided, however, that in case of the inability of such judge…
• § 662 In ruling on such motion, in a cause tried without a jury, the court may, on such terms as may be just, change or add to the statement of decision, modify the…
• § 662.5 (a) In any civil action where after trial by jury an order granting a new trial limited to the issue of damages would be proper, the trial court may in its…
• § 663 A judgment or decree, when based upon a decision by the court, or the special verdict of a jury, may, upon motion of the party aggrieved, be set aside and…
• § 663a (a) A party intending to make a motion to set aside and vacate a judgment, as described in Section 663, shall file with the clerk and serve upon the adverse…
• § 663.1 The court may grant a new trial of any action or proceeding when all of the following conditions exist: (a) Any proposed bill of exceptions or statement of the…
• § 663.2 Pending the hearing of a motion pursuant to Section 663.1 to grant a new trial, the time within which a bill of exceptions may be prepared, served, or…