James v. Checker Taxi Co., Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon motion after trial, notwithstanding the verdict and in favor of defendant.

Under the above circumstances the question is whether there is any evidence standing alone, when considered to be true, together with all the inferences which may legitimately be drawn therefrom, which fairly tends to support the verdict of the jury. In considering such a motion the evidence should be considered most strongly in plaintiff’s favor and given every reasonable intendment favorable to plaintiff. Seeds v. Chicago Transit Authority, 409 Ill. 566, at 570-571;…