Burnett v. Conner

This is an action of tort to recover for the conscious suffering and death of the plaintiff’s intestate, hereinafter referred to as the deceased. The defendant filed an answer containing a general denial and alleging contributory negligence and assumption of risk on the part of the deceased. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in her favor. The motion was denied and the defendant excepted. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the count for conscious suffering and a verdict for the plaintiff on the count for…