Nash v. Lewis

Plaintiff received serious fractures of her left leg as she was leaving the premises of defendants’ tavern on June 26,1955, at approximately 9 p.m. Claiming that her injuries resulted from defendants’ negligence, the nature of which will be more fully described later, plaintiff sued and received a jury verdict in the sum of $8,323.70. Motions for a directed verdict having been reserved by the court under the Empson act, * defendants subsequently moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and the circuit judge granted this motion. Plaintiff now appeals to this Court, claiming error in the…