Hopfer v. Staudt

The plaintiff Hopfer brought this action for damages arising out of an automobile collision. The defendants were E. T. Staudt and Los Angeles-Seattle Motor Express, Inc., a corporation, hereafter called LASME. There was a verdict for plaintiff and against both defendants, for $20,000, and judgment was entered thereon. Thereafter the defendant E. T. Staudt, acting for himself alone, moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The court allowed the motion and entered judgment for costs in favor of the defendant E. R. Staudt and against plaintiff. LASME appeals from the judgment against it,…