Waye v. Decoster

The above cause comes to this Court upon exceptions by the defendants to an order of a Justice of the Superior Court for judgment upon the verdict rendered by a jury empaneled to try the case. A statement of the proceedings previous to the order is necessary for an understanding of the issues raised by the defendants’ bill of exceptions.

*194The plaintiff in her writ claimed damages for negligence of the defendants. At the trial the jury returned a verdict against both defendants and' assessed damages in the sum of $2,500. The defendants duly filed a motion directed to the presiding Justice for a…