[Download] "Ruth N. Bond v. Kansas City Transit" by Supreme Court of Missouri Division 2 # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Ruth N. Bond v. Kansas City Transit
- Author : Supreme Court of Missouri Division 2
- Release Date : January 11, 1966
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Plaintiff obtained a verdict for $32,000 for injuries suffered in a fall when she slipped on ice and snow while alighting from defendant's bus. She filed a remittitur of $12,000 and defendant appealed from the resulting judgment for $20,000. In addition to various trial errors asserted, defendant alleges that plaintiff, under the evidence, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and that its motion for a directed verdict should have been sustained. The consideration of the latter question requires a review of the evidence pertaining to liability. Defendant offered no evidence in this case. Plaintiff's evidence with reference to how the fall occurred consisted entirely of her own testimony and was as follows: