Leonardo v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The original plaintiff in these actions of tort was Mary L. Soares and she will be referred to hereinafter as the plaintiff. 2 The defendants are The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (hereinafter called A & P), and Simie Beserosky. At the conclusion of the evidence the judge granted A & P’s motion for a directed verdict, subject to the plaintiff’s exception. A similar motion presented by the defendant Beserosky was denied and the case was submitted to the jury who returned a verdict for the defendant. The cases come here by report and the questions presented are whether the judge erred…