Wessner v. Blue Ridge Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Schaffer,

This case, brought to recover for injuries sustained by the wife plaintiff, due to her falling as she emerged from a toilet compartment maintained by defendants, was first tried by Judge Care, who entered a compulsory nonsuit. A majority of the court, Judge Carr dissenting, took off the nonsuit and ordered a new trial. The second trial, which we are now reviewing, was conducted by Judge Dumbauld. It resulted in verdicts in plaintiffs’ favor aggregating $12,500. Motions were made by defendants for judgments non obstante veredicto. A majority of the court in…