Waldron v. Hardwick

Defendant appeals from a judgment in the sum of $2,600, entered following a jury verdict. The trial court instructed the jury that the defendant was guilty of negligence as a matter of law, so that the only issues considered were proximate cause and plaintiff’s freedom from contributory negligence. Defendant’s post-trial motions were denied.

Issues raised upon this appeal include the question of error by the trial court in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all of the evidence.

The only testimony presented upon the issues…