Hastings v. Soule

In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover for personal injuries and damages to his automobile received in an accident alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The cause comes here upon the plaintiff’s exceptions after a verdict and judgment for the defendant.

The exceptions relied upon are to the court’s charge and to the denial of plaintiff’s motions for a directed verdict and to set the verdict aside, .and as briefed are all based upon the grounds that the evidence, when viewed most favorably to the defendant, shows as a matter of law that the defendant was guilty…