O'Neil v. Gruhn

This action was brought to recover for personal injuries, and for damages to an automobile. The defendants appeared separately, and each denied liability and affirmatively pleaded contributory negligence. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and against both defendants, in the sum of $10,250 for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, and $480 for damages to the automobile. Each of the defendants moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, in the alternative, for a new trial, all of which motions were overrruled. From the judgment entered upon the verdict,…