Donovan v. Luce

WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.

This automobile accident case is before us on defendant’s appeal from denial of his motion for a new trial. The sole issue is whether the jury was warranted in finding that the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care. Negligence of the defendant and damages are not questioned.

The verdict stands unless manifestly wrong. We take the evidence with all proper inferences in the light most favorable to the finding of the jury. Dumas v. Labonte, Me., 218 A.2d 369; McMann v. Reliable Furniture Co., 153 Me. 383, 140 A.2d 736; Field & McKusick, Maine Civil Practice, § 50.2.

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