Ryan v. Twin City Wholesale Grocer Co.

Holt, Justice.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained because of the negligence of defendants, the one a wholesale grocery company and the other a railroad company engaged in intra- and interstate commerce transportation. When the evidence was concluded, the court on motion of the grocery company directed a verdict in its favor. A like motion by the railroad company was denied. The verdict was rendered against the latter for $17,500. Its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial was denied, and it appeals.

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