Wilson v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad

PREWITT, Judge.

Plaintiff received a favorable jury verdict in this personal injury action and the trial court entered a judgment in accordance with the verdict. Thereafter, pursuant to defendant’s after-trial motions, the court set aside the judgment and entered a judgment in favor of defendant. The court further ordered that in the event the latter judgment be reversed, defendant’s motion for new trial be sustained on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that plaintiff’s submission instruction was erroneous.

Plaintiff was injured in Joplin, Missouri, during…