Umlauft v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

The defendants contend that the court erred in refusing tO' direct verdicts in their favor upon the closing of the testimony and in refusing to change the answer of the jury which found that the speed of the train, under the circumstances revealed by the undisputed evidence, was a prdxi-mate cause of the injuries and damages sustained by the plaintiffs.

The sole question for decision is whether there is basis or justification for the finding of the jury that the speed of the train was a cause of the injuries sustained by August and the damages sustained by Paul. It is the contention of the…