Johnson v. Anderson

The plaintiff while in defendant’s employ as a farm hand was injured in a runaway which occurred while he was driving defendant’s horses attached to a mowing machine. He recovered a verdict of $700. The defendant moved for judgment or a new trial, and from the order denying the blended motion he appeals. An examination of the record however discloses that the defendant made no motion for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence. Hence this court will consider only the portion of the order denying a new trial. The motion for a new trial was based in part upon newly discovered evidence,…