Skene v. Graham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motions by defendants. This is an action on the case to recover damages against John R. Graham and his wife Georgie H., for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants’ chauffeur while operating an automobile on Western avenue in Augusta, August 26, 1913. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $2175.00, and the defendant filed a general motion for a new trial.
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On motions by defendants. This is an action on the case to recover damages against John R. Graham and his wife Georgie H., for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants’ chauffeur while operating an automobile on Western avenue in Augusta, August 26, 1913. Plea, the general issue. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $2175.00, and the defendant filed a general motion for a new trial. Defendant filed various requests for instructions by the presiding Justice, all of which were refused, and the defendant excepted. Exceptions not considered. The…
1Opinion of the CourtHanson, J.
This is an action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a collision between the plaintiff’s and defendants’ automobiles. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $2175.00.
The case is before the court on the defendants’ general motion for a new trial, and exceptions to the refusal of the presiding Justice to direct a verdict for the defendants, and refusal to give certain requested instructions.
The collision occurred at the corner of Western avenue and Sewall street in Augusta, on August 26, 1913. The plaintiff was driving a Ford car…
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