Buzard v. City of Seattle

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries. He prayed for judgment in the sum of ten thousand dollars. The case was tried to the court and jury, and resulted in a verdict in his favor in the sum of one thousand dollars. The verdict was filed of record September 9, 1930. Thereafter, defendant interposed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial. These motions came on for argument before the trial court on September 20, 1930, at which time the defendant waived its motion for a new trial, to which waiver the plaintiff…