Conger v. Dant & Russell, Inc.

The plaintiff brought this action for damages to his fishing boat caused when the boat struck a submerged log allegedly allowed to be in its hazardous position because of the fault of the defendant sawmill operator. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the' defendant appeals.

One of the questions on appeal is whether there is any evidence from which a jury could reasonably find that the fault of the defendant was a cause in fact of the damage to the plaintiff. This question was raised by defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We conclude there was no evidence of causation.

Whether there is…