Chaisson v. Williams

The plaintiff, while riding by invitation of the defendant, as a guest in.an automobile owned and operated by him, sustained personal injuries.

An exception to the refusal of a directed verdict for the defendant, made at the close of the evidence, and a general motion by defendant for a new trial, seasonably filed after verdict for the plaintiff, raise the same questions. The motion raises, in addition, that the damages assessed by the jury are excessive. Defendant also pursues an exception to an instruction.

The declaration is in two counts.

The gist of the first count is that defendant,…