William L. Judy, Cross-Appellee, Joyce Judy v. Tri-State Motor Transit Company, a Delaware Corporation, Cross-Appellant

KRAYITCH, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury verdict for plaintiff William L. Judy, the district court granted defendant Tri-State Motor Transit Company’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Judy appeals, alleging that the jury’s verdict should be reinstated. Tri-State Motor Transit Company (“TriState”) cross-appeals, contending that if the grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict was erroneous, the district court should have granted defendant’s alternative motion for a new trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Judy, a Florida…