Piper v. Miller

Beery, Judge:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Ellsworth L. Piper, from an order of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County entered on February 18, 1969, which set aside a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $25,000, in a case involving an automobile accident, and rendered judgment for the defendant, Chester Maurice Miller, on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. The appeal was granted by this Court on October 27, 1969, from said judgment and the case was submitted for decision on arguments and briefs at the…