Moohr v. Victoria Investment Co.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the loss of services and the expenses for the care.of her minor son, caused by injuries sustained by him in consequence of falling into a passenger elevator shaft in an apartment house owned and operated by the defendant. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,750. The defendant moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial, both of which were overruled. Judgment was entered upon the verdict and the defendant appeals.

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