Ashby v. Price

Defendant Ralph Price appeals from the entry of judgment non obstante verdicto against him in this comparative negligence action. The jury had returned a judgment in favor of the plaintiff Gurley Ashby, in the amount of $30,000, but had found that the negligence was evenly apportioned between Price and Ashby. Plaintiff Ashby filed a post-trial motion, seeking judgment n.o.v., which the court granted him, finding that there was no evidence of his negligence in the accident. Defendant Price, on appeal, argues that the trial court erred in its judgment n.o.v. and that the court committed…