Cavallaro v. Williams

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BECHTLE, District Judge.

The above-named plaintiffs commenced this diversity action against the defendant to recover for damages sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck in the rear by a vehicle owned and operated by the defendant. The case proceeded to trial and the jury, in response to a special interrogatory submitted by the Court, found the defendant not negligent.1 Presently before the Court is the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant, the following operative facts were adduced at…