Portage Markets Co. v. George

This was an action for damages based on the negligence of the defendant in selling unwholesome meat to the plaintiff to be consumed as' food, the sale of which unwholesome meat was in violation of the law of the state.

The jury, in response to an interrogatory submitted by the defendant, found that the veal roast purchased by plaintiff’s mother was unwholesome at the time it was sold to her by the defendant, and further found a general verdict in favor of the plaintiff below.

Two questions are presented by the record: (1) Whether there is any evidence tending to support the special and general…