Commander W. C. Grafton v. Carl White

This appeal arises from the denial, by the District Court, of a motion for a directed jury verdict for the defendant (appellant) at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s (appellee’s) evidence, the denial of a like motion at the conclusion of all the evidence, and the denial of a motion to set aside the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff and enter judgment for the defendant. All motions were premised upon the contention that the plaintiff, White, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, as here required, a…