Brasch v. Wesolowsky

Frank T. Gallagher, C.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying, the alternative motion of defendant, Gabriel J. Wesolowsky, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

Plaintiff, Marie C. Brasch, alleged in her complaint that the defendant had been negligent in the performance of an oral agreement to construct a residential dwelling, by reason of which negligence and the unskilled manner of its construction the building’s foundation settled and the walls cracked, resulting in damage to the buildings and to draperies, carpeting, furniture, and household goods.…