Petersen v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendants denied liability and affirmatively pleaded contributory negligence. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, and this motion was granted, on the ground that there had been error in the instructions, and that the verdict was not in accordance with the evidence. From the order granting the new trial, the defendants appealed.

The accident which gave rise to the action happened August 17, 1936, at about twelve o’clock noon, at the…