Waite v. American Creosote Works, Inc.

Harold W. Schultz, Justice. *

These were appeals from the judgment of the district court and from the order denying an alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The case involved a claim for personal injuries, and the jury answered special interrogatories finding against the defendant on the theory of strict liability. The court’s findings adopted the jury’s answers to the special interrogatories, and judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $200,000. This appeal followed.

The accident occurred on May 27, 1964, when the…