Schrage v. Allied Paper Corp.

The Circuit Court entered judgment upon a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $100,000 for personal injuries and property damage alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. Defendant’s post trial motion was overruled and this appeal followed.

The defendant urges three grounds for reversal: (1) That the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and that, therefore, the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for defendant; (2) that there was insufficient evidence to support two of the grounds of recovery alleged in plaintiff’s…