Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307 - 1062.34]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577 - 674]
( Title 8 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 7. Provisions Relating to Trials in General [646 - 663.2]
( Chapter 7 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 2. New Trials [656 - 663.2]
( Article 2 enacted 1872. ) 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1907, Ch. 380.)