Turner v. Central Hardware Co.

In this personal injury action for damages for breach of warranty in the sale of a ladder the jury found for the appellant, John B. Turner, and assessed his damages at $15,000.00. The trial court sustained the respondent's, Central Hardware Company's, motion for a new trial on the assigned grounds that it should have given demurrers to the evidence and instructed the jury [605] to find for the respondent. As indicated by its ruling on the motion for a new trial, it was the view of the trial court that there was no liability on the part of the Central Hardware Company, even though the facts…