William Sebald Brewing Co. v. Tompkins
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Action by Ridley Tompkins against the William Sebald Brewing Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
i'vlcCAEL, District Judge.
This case was tried to a court and jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff below. The defendant brings the case here on writ of error.
At the close of all the evidence, the defendant below moved the court for a directed verdict in its favor. The motion was disallowed This is made the basis for the first two assignments of error, and they will be considered together. The grounds of the motion are:
First. ‘‘That the evidence did not show negligence on the part of the defendant.” Second. “That upon the evidence the plaintiff was guilty of negligence as…
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