Hillyer v. East Cleveland

OPINION

By HURD, J:

This action in tort originated in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County wherein a jury verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $8,000.00 and judgment entered accordingly.

Defendant’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial, having been filed and overruled, an appeal was perfected to this court on questions of law.

The issues below were joined upon the pleadings, consisting of the petition of plaintiff, the amended answer of defendant and the reply of plaintiff. In her petition the plaintiff alleged in substance that on…