Parslow v. Pilgrim Parking, Inc.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff who, after parking her car in the defendant’s garage, was accosted by a stranger in the garage. The stranger forced the plaintiff to leave the garage at gunpoint and subsequently raped her. The defendant appeals from the denial of its (1) motion for a directed verdict, (2) requests for instructions to the jury, (3) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and (4) motion for a new trial. 1. As the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict did not state the specific grounds therefor, the defendant…