Osborn v. Lake Washington School District No. 414

James Osborn, a student, sought recovery for injuries he sustained in the school’s supply room. He was granted a new trial for misconduct of counsel. Defense counsel did not argue the case on appeal.

*535The defendant school district assigns error to the trial court’s failure to direct a defense verdict. It is urged plaintiff failed to establish defendant’s negligence and that plaintiff was contributively negligent as a matter of law. We do not agree.

No discretion is involved in ruling on a motion for a directed verdict. The trial court, and this court on appeal, must interpret the evidence most…