Vogel v. Fetter Livestock Company

This is an appeal from a judgment entered after a jury returned a verdict against the defendant in the sum of $80,000.

The action was one for damages to plaintiff resulting from injuries suffered on or about August 10, 1960, while helping to fight a fire in a building on premises owned by Fetter Livestock Company, defendant.

The action was originally filed on March 9, 1962. Defendant’s motion for dismissal was overruled by the trial court. The action was tried before a jury which returned a verdict for plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. This appeal followed.

Defendant,…