Merritt v. Greves

Following a jury trial in a personal injury action involving a vehicle collision, the jury rendered a general verdict against defendants, Herman Greves and Lyman Construction Company, for the sum of *25,000. However, the jury responded affirmatively to a special interrogatory finding that the negligence of plaintiff, Edith Merritt, was the proximate cause of the accident. The trial court entered judgment for defendants.

The trial court then granted plaintiff’s post-trial motion and set aside the special interrogatory. It also entered a directed verdict for plaintiff on the question of defendants’…