Faltico v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.

Loring, Justice.

After an adverse verdict, defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding or a new trial.

The action is to recover for personal injuries received in a collision between an automobile in which plaintiff was riding and one of defendant’s streetcars. Injuries to certain cervical vertebrae are alleged. Plaintiff, a radio repairman, was unable to work for about a month after the accident. No loss of earning power is shown by the record. The $5,000 verdict can only be explained by the jury’s acceptance of testimony on behalf of plaintiff…