Ferguson v. Kansas City Public Service Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

This was an action for damages for personal injuries. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000 and answered special questions, which found that plaintiff caused or contributed to his injury. Plaintiff moved to set aside the special questions as not supported by the evidence. This motion was not *522presented to the court. Plaintiff also filed a motion for a new trial on formal statutory ground. Defendant filed a motion for judgment on the answers to the special questions notwithstanding the-general verdict. These two motions came…