Silverstein v. Adams

By this action the plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. In the answer negligence was denied, and it was affirmatively pleaded that the plaintiff was guilty of. contributory negligence. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was made and overruled. From the judgment entered upon the verdict, the defendant appeals.

The facts are these. The accident out of which the action grew…