Sauerwein v. Bell

The defendants Consolidated Freight-ways, Inc., and Arthur James appeal from the judgment rendered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in this personal injury action resulting from an automobile accident. The defendants claim that the trial court erred (1) in denying their motion to set aside the *699verdict, (2) in instructing the jury that Arthur James was the operator of the vehicle at issue, (3) in submitting the issue of whether the defendants had violated General Statutes § 14-251 to the jury, and (4) in improperly instructing the jury concerning the plaintiffs burden of negating…