Wyman v. Shibley

The plaintiff herein, after a jury verdict against him, alleges in a motion for a new trial that it is against the law and the evidence and the weight of the latter.

The issue of the case is whether the defendant is liable to the plaintiff for the damage caused to a motor truck owned by him when it was in collision with one owned by the defendant. The agency of the operator of defendant’s truck is admitted.

The verdict indicates that the jury found factually that the driver of defendant’s truck was not negligent or, if he was, that contributory negligence was chargeable against the plaintiff.

The…