Kierstead v. Betley Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.

This case presents the question of the extent of this court’s power to review a judgment entered on a civil jury verdict by a superior court judge. The plaintiff suffered serious and permanent injury when the truck that he had purchased from the defendant collided with a wall, allegedly as a result of the defendant’s negligence in failing to properly repair the truck’s accelerator linkage. The defendant excepted to the court’s failure to grant its motions for nonsuit, for directed verdict, and to set aside the verdict, and to several of the court’s instructions. The Trial Court {King, J.)…