Young v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.

HAMMOND, J. (Pro Tempore).

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting a new trial after verdict and judgment was entered for plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. Defendants, by their brief, urge that the granting of a new trial was not error but that the trial court did err in refusing to grant their motion for a directed verdict.

Plaintiff brought this action for damages resulting from personal injuries he sustained when a vehicle belonging to the corporate defendant and driven by the defendant Larsen ran over a part of his body. The accident occurred when plaintiff stopped defendants’ vehicle as it…