Mercer v. Perez

This is a personal injury action arising out of a collision between plaintiffs’ and defendants’ automobiles. The complaint charged negligence, and the answer was a general denial. After four days of trial the jury returned a verdict for defendants, and judgment was entered accordingly. Plaintiffs moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial. The motion for new trial was made on the sole ground of the insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict. After argument, the court denied the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict but granted…