Grimmett v. Smith (Signed Opinion)
Annotate this CaseWilliam and Kerry Smith filed a complaint alleging that Reginald Grimmett damaged their real property while developing a mobile home community on his adjacent tract of land. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Grimmett. Thereafter, the Smiths filed a motion for a new trial, asserting that the jury’s verdict was against the weight of the evidence and clearly wrong. The circuit court granted the motion. Grimmett appealed, arguing that sufficient evidence was presented at trial to support the jury’s verdict. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the circuit court committed reversible error by setting aside the jury verdict and granting the Smiths a new trial. Remanded for entry of an order reinstating the jury’s verdict.
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