Elgin v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.

Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on account of the negligence of the defendants. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $15,000 against defendant Kroger Grocery Baking Company, but found for its employee Joseph M. Holtgrave. The trial court required a remittitur of $5,000, which was made, and judgment was entered against the Kroger Company for $10,000. It has appealed.

Respondent, a truck driver for the Pacific Inter-Mountain Express Company, sustained injuries to his left arm on June 18, 1945, while engaged in loading a semi-trailer at the loading…