Charron v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

This is an action of tort. The verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff, and the case is here on exceptions by the defendant.

The defendant moved for a directed verdict upon several grounds, one only of which need be considered. This ground was that taking the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff she has failed to show that the defendant or its agents were guilty of any acts of negligence which were a proximate cause of her injury. The lower court denied the motion with exceptions to the defendant.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff the jury could…