Boyd v. Columbus Transit Co.

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment for the defendant entered on a directed verdict of the jury at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case.

Four errors are assigned. The first is the most material, and we consider the second, third and fourth only because we are required to pass on all errors assigned, and they would become material if we are not correct on our adjudication as to the first error assigned.

The first assignment is that the court erred in directing a verdict in favor of the defendant at the close of plaintiff’s case.

The facts necessary to an appreciation of our…