New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment

(a) In General. (1) Grounds for New Trial. The chancery court may, on motion, grant a new trial on all or some of the issues, for any of the following causes: (A) Irregularity in the proceedings of the chancery court, referee, master or prevailing party, or any order of the chancery court or referee, or abuse of discretion, by which the party was prevented from having a fair trial; (B) Misconduct of the prevailing party; (C) Accident or surprise, which ordinary prudence could not have guarded against; (D) Excessive damages appearing to have been given under the influ- ence of passion or prejudice; Page: 79 Date: 04/24/26 Time: 15:40:56 Style Spec Used: WY_RULES Path: @psc3913.lexisnexis.com/eden_primary/primary/WY/WYCourtRulesRV_repvol/WY_CR_WRCPChCRule_01_PREVIEW_38_psc3786_001 79 CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES FOR CHANCERY COURT