Colonna v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co.

In an action by Salvatore V. Colonna, the owner and operator of a motor vehicle, against Aero Mayflower Transit Co., Inc., the owner, and Winfield Connely, the operator, of a tractor-trailer to recover damages for injuries to person and property alleged to have been received as the result of a collision between the motor vehicle and the tractor-trailer, the jury rendered a verdict for $70,000 for injuries to person and for $225 for injuries to property against the owner and the operator of the tractor-trailer. The court set aside the verdict and granted a new trial, but denied motions to…