Staplins v. Murphy

Plaintiff’s decedent was a guest in an automobile owned and operated by Frank McManus, since deceased, which came into collision with an automobile owned by the defendant William B. Waterman, Incorporated, and operated by the defendant Murphy, resulting in his death. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant Durant, administrator of McManus’ estate, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the other defendants.

The plaintiff alleges error in the denial of her motion to set these verdicts aside, also errors in the charge of the court. The jury might reasonably have found…