Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

O’CONNOR, District Judge.

This case is now before the court for determination of the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The jury trial of this action commenced on March 21, 1977, and was premised upon the defendant’s alleged negligence in failing to provide the plaintiff, its employee, a reasonably safe place in which to work. After four days of testimony, at the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $275,000 — the sum prayed for in the complaint. The…