Darst v. Columbus

OPINION

By HORNBECK, J.

Plaintiff s.eeured a verdict against the defendant in the sum of $500.00 for personal injuries suffered by reason of a broken place in a sidewalk on East Eighth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. The trial judge set aside the verdict and granted a new trial on the ground that the verdict was manifestly against the weight of the evidence. -

The defendant prosecutes its appeal on Jaw, assigning as grounds thereof the failure of the trial court to sustain its motion for directed verdict at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case and at the conclusion of the whole case and asks this…