St. Clair v. Jaco

MbREdxth, Judge:

Plaintiff sued for injuries received in an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants. The court set it aside and awarded plaintiff a new trial on the ground that the evidence shows that defendants, as a matter of law, were guilty of negligence, and therefore liable to plaintiff for his injuries. Defendants assign this as error.

At the time of the injury Herbert W. Dent was driving his car in which were a number of guests, including the plaintiff, from Grafton toward Pruntytown. Defendants were following in a ear owned by J. Oscar Jaco, driven by…