Shaffer v. Torrens

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal by the defendant, William Torrens, from a judgment entered on a jury’s verdict for the plaintiff, Frank A. Shaffer, for damages due to personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The appellant assigns for error the lower court’s refusal of his motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial. He does not presently dis pute that the evidence adduced at trial justifies a finding of his own responsible fault. His sole contention in support of the motion for judgment n. o. v. is that the plaintiff was…