Rodgers v. Withers

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Steven C. Rodgers sued defendant Reed Withers for negligence because of an injury plaintiff received to his eye while he was operating his motorcycle. Plaintiff contends on appeal that: (1) the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict in his favor on the issue of liability; (2) the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict that he was free of contributory negligence that proximately contributed to his injury; (3) the jury’s verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence; (4) the trial court abused…