Reese v. McGinn Bus Company, Inc.

This is an action of tort for personal injuries sustained by a five year old *917child when struck by the defendant’s bus. On appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant bus company claims error in the denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the judge’s instructions to the jury, and the denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial. 1. With respect to the denial of the defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v., we apply the familiar standard of review. See H. P. Hood & Sons v. Ford Motor Co., 370 Mass. 69, 71-72 (1976). There was evidence…