Cheadle v. James

Taylor, C.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Defendant made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict but made no motion for a new trial. The motion was denied, judgment entered, and defendant appealed therefrom. Defendant contends that the evidence fails to show any negligence on his part, and conclusively shows contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

Plaintiff was employed by the state highway department and with a team and small grader cared for a section of trunk highway No. 6 which runs in a north and south direction in…