Tonne v. Becker Grain & Lumber Company

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of defendants’ negligence. It is contended by defendants that the record compels a finding that there was no negligence on their part which proximately caused the injuries and that as a matter of law plaintiff was contributorily negligent. Defendants claim that the trial court erred in denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury’s verdict.

From the record it appears that at the time of the accident defendant company was engaged in the retail…