Goodhue v. Ballard

The only error alleged upon this appeal is the setting aside by the trial court of the verdict as contrary to the evidence. The court ruled that the undisputed testimony of the plaintiff’s son, driver of the car in which she was riding when it collided in a street intersection with the defendant’s car, clearly established that his negligence and not that of the defendant was the substantial factor causing the accident, and that therefore the verdict was so manifestly unjust as to show that the jury failed to apply, as was its duty, the legal principles given it by the court.

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