Trautmann v. Charles Schefft & Sons Co.

The following opinion was filed January 7, 1930:

Fritz, J.

On this appeal the principal contention of the defendant corporation is that the court erred in changing the answers of the jury as hereinbefore stated and then ordering judgment thereon against it. The administrator of Krell’s estate contends that the jury’s assessment of damages is excessive and that the judgment was proper in so far as it provided for recovery from both defendants.

The rule is well established that if the evidence is conflicting, or if the inferences to be drawn from the credible evidence are doubtful and uncertain,…