LAW QUESTION: Ben was the defendant in a lawsuit. The plaintiff claimed that Ben assaulted her. At the trial, Ben testified that the plaintiff had assaulted him. The jury agreed with the plaintiff and ordered Ben to pay the plaintiff $50,000.

Ben has appealed the decision. He wrote to the appellate court, "All I'm asking for is a new trial. The plaintiff's testimony was not believable. The jury should have believed me. I was telling the truth."

Required: You are a judge on the Court of Appeals. Will you grant Ben's appeal? Why?