At the conclusion of the plaintiff's testimony, I granted the defendant's motion and directed a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to prove that there was any negligence by the defendant, and the further ground that it appeared from the evidence that there was contributory negligence by the plaintiff.
The evidence introduced by the plaintiff disclosed that...
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