Consider the following possible outcomes at the trial and appellate level. Assume in each case that the plaintiff won the verdict and that the defendant seeks judgment as a matter of law on the grounds that the evidence was too weak. In the alternative, the defendant seeks a new trial on the basis that the judge excluded important evidence. Assume in each of the following situations that the losing party appeals. What should be done by the appellate court?

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Trial Court a. Grants D's motion for judgment as a matter of law and motion for a new trial b. Grants D's motion for judgment as a matter of law and grants a conditional motion for a new trial c. Grants judgment as a matter of law and de- nies D's conditional motion for a new trial Appellate Court Rules that judgment as a matter of law is proper, but no new trial Agrees with both decisions Appellate court disagrees on both