Haley v. Bay Cities Transit Co.

Plaintiff Mrs. Haley sought damages for personal injuries sustained by her when she, a pedestrian, was struck by a motorbus owned and operated by the defendant. Plaintiff Mr. Haley, her husband, sought consequential damages. The jury rendered two verdicts—one for the wife and one for the husband, and judgments were entered thereon. Defendant made a motion for a new trial on the ground, among others, that the evidence was insufficient to justify “the verdict and judgment.” The court granted the motion upon the ground that the evidence was insufficient to support “the verdict and the judgment.”

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