Goodman v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

These are appeals (1) by plaintiff from an order granting defendants’ motion for a new trial, and (2) by defendants from (a) a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, and (b) an order denying defendants’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Facts: Plaintiff brought an action for false arrest and imprisonment against defendants. After trial before a jury a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $8,500. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for a new trial on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict.

I—-Plaintiff’s Appeal :

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