Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co.

At the trial of this case defendant made a motion for a nonsuit and also for direction of a verdict in its favor. The court reserved decision upon the motions and took a special verdict from the jury. Upon the coming in of the verdict it was stipulated in open court that the court might decide the questions of law involved after the submission of briefs and direct a general verdict in the case with the same force and effect as if the jury was still in court undischarged.

The action is to recover damages for negligence. Plaintiff’s claim is that she was injured while riding in an automobile…