Koester Bakery Co. v. Poller, Etc.

George Poller sued the Baltimore Transit Company and E. H. Koester Baking Company for personal injuries sustained while he was a passenger on a street car which collided with a bakery truck on Hanover Street in Baltimore City. At the conclusion of the testimony the trial court reserved rulings on motions for directed verdicts by both defendants, and the jury brought in a verdict oí $soo against both defendants. The court subsequently granted a motion for judgment n. o. v. in favor of the Transit Company and overruled a similar motion filed on behalf of the Baking Company. The co-defendant, E.…