Crow v. Simpson
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was injured when he crashed his moped at a work site. Plaintiff sued Defendant, a contractor, alleging that his injuries were caused by the contractor’s negligence at the site. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict for Defendant, finding that Defendant was negligent but that his negligence was not the cause of Plaintiff’s damages. The court of appeals reversed and ordered a new trial, concluding that substantial evidence did not support the verdict. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the court of appeals and affirmed the judgment of the district court, holding (1) substantial evidence supported the jury verdict; (2) the jury’s answers to the verdict interrogatories were consistent with each other, and the jury’s verdict was consistent; (3) assuming the district court should have granted a directed verdict finding Plaintiff negligent, any such error was harmless; and (4) the district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to grant Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict failed to administer substantial justice.
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