Law v. Gilmore

This is an automobile accident case. Plaintiff sued for damages to his car. Defendant, denying liability, by cross-petition sued for damages to his car. The cause was tried to a jury. It was stipulated that the amount of the damage to plaintiff’s car was $658.55, and the amount of damage to defendant’s car was $507.76. The court submitted the issue of contributory and comparative negligence to the jury. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $458.55.

Judgment was rendered on the verdict. On defendant’s motion for a new trial the judgment and verdict were set aside and a new trial…