Poling v. Charbonneau Packing Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries sustained while he was operating a tractor for the defendant. The issues before us relate to negligence, assumption, of risk, and contributory negligence, all of which were, we assume, submitted to the jury by proper instructions. The same issues were presented to the trial court by appropriate motions during the trial, and finally by a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The trial court determined that all of them were questions for the jury, and the jury determined them…