Walton v. Light

The plaintiff, Rumsey Light, brought an action at law against the defendant, D. L. Walton, to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the negligent action of defendant’s agent, James R. Wines. There was a trial by jury, which resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $3,000. The motion of defendant to set aside the verdict was overruled by the court and judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff.

The primary question for our decision is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury.

It is a settled rule of the law in this Commonwealth that a litigant,…