Ferry v. Settle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

These defendants-appellants, together with the Eischer Baking Company, Hans Schirber and George Settle, were charged jointly and in separate counts with negligence which proximately caused the death of plaintiff’s intestate.

*264As a result of a trial in the Superior Court, Law Division, Morris County, a verdict of no cause of action was entered as against Settle and of $100,000 against the remaining defendants. On motion made to the trial court this was reduced to $85,450 and judgments for that amount were accordingly entered.

An appeal was…