Agnello v. Puzzo

Plaintiffs, Anthony Agnello, a minor by his father and next friend, Frank Agnello, and Frank Agnello, individually, sued defendant, Philip Puzzo, for the injuries Anthony sustained when defendant’s car struck him, and the damages thereby incurred. A jury found defendant not guilty. The principal issue on appeal is whether the circuit court erred in not granting plaintiffs’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial.

Plaintiffs’ and defendant’s accounts of the accident differ substantially. Even accepting defendant’s account as true and accurate,…