Fortner v. Carnes

Bussey, Justice:

In this action the plaintiff recovered a jury verdict for the actual value of an automobile left by the plaintiff with the defendant under a bailment for mutual benefit. The appeal is from an order denying the defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.

There seems to be no controversy as to most of the key facts and other facts are stated in the light of the settled rule, here applicable, that the evidence and all inferences reasonably deducible therefrom have to be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Defendant owned and operated Carnes Parts and…