Wellenheider v. Rader

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

This is a personal injury negligence suit. Plaintiff Prank Wellenheider recovered a jury verdict against defendant William EL Rader and defendants Bartley Conti, William Conti and Prank Conti, partners (Conti). Motions by defendants for judgments n. o. v. and in the alternative for new trials were denied. On appeal the Appellate Division determined that there was no evidence of negligence by Conti, and therefore plaintiff’s claim for damages and Rader’s crossclaim for contribution were dismissed. As to Rader the Appellate Division thought…