Bumpus v. Lyon

The plaintiff in an action against the defendant for personal injuries received in an automobile accident won a verdict for $3500. The case is now before this court on the defendant’s general motion for a new trial and on a special motion based on newly discovered evidence. As the special motion must be sustained, we shall not discuss the other.

The plaintiff was injured November 2, 1932. After the accident she was able to walk, and in fact did not consult a doctor until the next morning, who found that she had some pain in-her back and that her nose was injured slightly. He treated the nose…