Capriglione v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

COIL, Commissioner.

Mrs. Capriglione sought $25,000 as damages for alleged personal injuries she sustained as the result of the averred negligence of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a corporation. We shall sometimes refer to the parties as they were designated in the trial court. A jury’s verdict was for the defendant. The trial court granted plaintiff a new trial for the stated reason that the court erred in giving contributory negligence instruction 3-A. Defendant appealed from the new trial order and contends the trial court erred in refusing to direct a defendant’s verdict at the…