Curtis v. Laconia Car Co. Works
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for negligence causing personal injuries. Trial by jury and verdict for the plaintiff. Transferred from tbe November term, 1906, of the superior court by Peaslee, J. This is the same case which was before the court in 73 N. H. 516. The plaintiff’s evidence was substantially the same as that introduced at the former trial, together with the evidence then offered and excluded, but held to be competent by the former decision.
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Case, for negligence causing personal injuries. Trial by jury and verdict for the plaintiff. Transferred from tbe November term, 1906, of the superior court by Peaslee, J. This is the same case which was before the court in 73 N. H. 516. The plaintiff’s evidence was substantially the same as that introduced at the former trial, together with the evidence then offered and excluded, but held to be competent by the former decision. The defendants’ motions for a nonsuit and for the direction of a verdict in their favor were denied, subject to exception; also their motion to set aside the verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The defendants’ exceptions to the denial of the motions for a nonsuit and for an order of judgment in their favor raise the same question of law that was before the court upon the former transfer of the case, and that was then decided adversely to them. Curtis v. Car Works, 73 N. H. 516. The exception to the denial of the motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that it is against the law and the evidence raises no question of law ( Wilbur v. Berry, 71 N. H. 619) and is not insisted upon. The exception to the denial of the motion to recall the jury and interrogate them as to the evidence…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilbur v. BerrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1902
- Curtis v. Laconia Car Co. WorksSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1906
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