O'BRIEN v. Hertl

Plaintiff, Sherry Denise O’Brien, filed a negligence action for injuries she received while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by defendant, Kevin Hertl. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. The trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for judgment n.o.v. and motion for a new trial. Plaintiff appeals, contending that the jury verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence; plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict and for judgment n.o.v. should have been allowed; the trial court improperly refused plaintiff’s…