Hadley v. Lake Erie & Western Railway Co.

Appellant sued appellee to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him while unloading goods from one of appellee’s cars. Upon a special verdict returned by the jury the trial court rendered judgment in appellee’s favor. The errors assigned call in question the action of the court in rendering judgment in appellee’s favor on the special ver*677diet, in overruling appellant’s motion for a venire de novo, and in refusing to permit appellant to file a motion for a new trial.

Whether appellant was guiltless of negligence proximately contributing to his injury depends upon the law applicable…