Byer v. H. R. Ritter Trucking Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thompson, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the New Jersey Supreme Court upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellee in an action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligent operaiion of a truck owned by the appellant.

Appellant grounds its appeal upon the trial judge’s denial of its motions for a nonsuit and for a directed verdict. The motions were based on defendant’s contention (a) that the plaintiff failed to prove any actionable negligence on defendant’s part, and (b) that plaintiff’s own negligence…