Ryan v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment for $2600 in a personal injury suit. At the close of all the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff on the issue of liability and submitted to the jury the question of damages only. There is no contest as to the amount of the damages, and the only issue before us is whether the court properly directed a verdict on liability.

Defendant properly contends that the rule applicable to cases in which verdicts are directed for defendants is also applicable to the case of a verdict directed for plaintiff. That rule is that a verdict will not be…