Phillips v. Shaw

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

Plaintiff sued defendant for $25,000.00 damages for personal injuries to her legs which she claimed were caused by an object propelled by a rotary power lawn mower alleged to be owned and under the control of defendant. The case was submitted to the jury upon the doctrine of res ipsa loqui-tur. The trial resulted in a judgment upon a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appealed from the judgment after her motions for new trial were overruled by the trial court.

For the purposes of passing upon the points raised by plaintiff on this appeal we shall assume that she made a…