McCollum v. United Markets, Inc.

This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the circumstances recited below. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor. The motion was denied subject to its exception, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff which the judge received under leave reserved. The. defendant’s motion for entry of a verdict for it under the leave reserved was also denied subject to its exception.

Facts that the jury could have found properly may be summed up as follows: On February 21, 1942, the plaintiff,…