Grange Mutual Casualty Co. v. Fleming

Defendants John R. Fleming and Armstrong Steel Erectors, Inc., appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court in favor of plaintiffs against them while granting defendant Russell’s motion for a directed verdict and dismissing plaintiffs’ claim as to defendant Russell on the basis that defendant Fleming’s negligence was the sole cause of the damage to plaintiff Robert Weisenborn’s automobile. Defendants-appellants raise three assignments of error, as follows:

“I. The trial court erred in sustaining defendants-appellees’ motion for a directed verdict on the issue of causation, for…