Vanderlinde v. Wehle

Murphy, Justice.

This is a negligence action in which defendant appeals from an order of the district court denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial. The defendant asserts that the verdict is excessive and that prejudicial error occurred during the trial when plaintiff’s counsel allegedly suggested to the jury that insurance was involved.

The plaintiff, Andrew Vanderlinde, and the defendant, Anthony F. Wehle, are first cousins and operate neighboring farms. From the record it appears that at the request of defendant plaintiff went to the…