Vert v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff obtained a verdict for $20,000 against both defendants, Francis Crowe and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. A remittitur of $8000 was made as ordered by the trial court and judgment for $12,000 was entered against both defendants. The Insurance Company alone has appealed from this judgment.

Appellant offered no evidence at the trial but stood on its demurrer to plaintiff's evidence. Appellant contends here that its demurrer should have been sustained and peremptory instruction to find in its favor given, because under the…