Roewe v. Lombardo

A jury returned a verdict of $16,500 for Herman Roewe, the plaintiff, a pedestrian, against Sol Lombardo, the defendant, based upon Roewe’s claim for injuries resulting from being struck by Lombardo while backing his automobile. The occurrence took place on the subzero morning of December 11, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, just outside the defendant’s retail store at the southeast corner of the intersection of Tenth and State Streets in that city at about 11:00 A. M.

The trial judge denied that portion of the defendant’s post-trial motion seeking judgment notwithstanding the verdict. He…