Suga v. Haase
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, in the operation of his automobile, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Keeler, J.; by direction of the court the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment thereon the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
After the directed verdict for the defendant had been brought in, the plaintiff moved to set it aside on the ground that it was against the evidence, but no appeal was taken from the denial of that motion. The appeal as perfected purports to be for a revision of the ruling of the court in directing the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. It is now said by the defendant that the statutes make no provision for an appeal in the case of a directed verdict, otherwise than by following the procedure outlined in General Statutes, § 5840, that is, by motion for a new trial on the ground that…
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